can u give me any examples?
2007-12-06 14:39:22 · 10 answers · asked by MiMi 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
sorry i should be more specific,, like, can there be another consonant after "kr"?
i dont' think so...
2007-12-06 14:45:22 · update #1
No, there are NO words in which "kr" is immediately followed by another consonant.
To check this out, go to
http://www.morewords.com
In the search box, type the following (and press enter):
*kr*
That will show you ANY word in which the combination "kr" appears. You will see a list of 160 words --all of which have a,e,i,o,u or y after the "kr".
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Actually, though there are many words with three consonants in a row, I do not believe there are any in which R is the middle consonant, though I have not checked them all. Here's why:
In English
1) There are only a handful of three-letter consonant clusters, that it, combinations of three consonants that go together, and are part of the same syllable. I think this is all of them:
chr
thr
sch, scl, scr, shr, spl, spr, str
Clearly "r" is not in the middle of any of these (though it is common at the END).
2) All other combinations of three consonants are split between adjacent syllables
Thus, for R to be in the middle you'd need one of the following (|| is for a syllable division)
a) CONSONANT || R + CONSONANT
This would involve a two-letter cluster BEGINNING with R -- there aren't any (though again, many END with R).
b) CONSONANT +R || CONSONANT
Just try the consonants you can make work just after R (which is most of them) -- rb, rc, rd, rf, etc. Note that you HAVE to make some sort of VOWEL sound just before these.
One little exception I can think, that some might not accept: "brr" (the sound you make to indicate you are cold).
2007-12-07 01:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rhyme, three, through, though, strange, stranger, crypt, myth, rhythmn, psychology, psychic, psychiatrist, psychiatry, fryer, gnu, tryst, dryer, chrome, chromosome, physics, physician, stroke, struggle, stream, streamer, stretch, chlorine, scythe, streak, idyll, idyllic, shrug, shreik, shred, shredder, type, typewriter, typical
After kr? The only word (actually a name) that I can come up with is 'Kramer' - that's it. sorry.
2007-12-06 14:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
through, three, shrimp - the list could go on and on.. (Consonants are any letters that are not a,e,i,o, u)
2007-12-06 14:43:27 · answer #3 · answered by Ambrosia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RHYTHM is a word with only consonants.
2007-12-06 14:55:01 · answer #4 · answered by Nutz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
angsts has 5!
latchstring and watchstrap have 6
2007-12-06 14:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by maddog27271 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wordplay
dpl are together
or ingredients
nts
2007-12-06 14:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by Thrash 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
string
2007-12-06 15:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by rabie_babies 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
STRaight
straiGHT
riGHT
nauGHT
yauGHT
yaCHT
THRough
there's tons of them
2007-12-06 15:13:02 · answer #8 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
watchmaker
bricklayer
2007-12-06 14:45:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wouldn't. ldn
2007-12-06 14:43:11 · answer #10 · answered by Scrappy52 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋