(Vowel's & Consonant's) (What's the difference?) (Learn With Example's) (Learn Easy English)

Vowel

A sound in which the air is not blocked by the tongue, lips, teeth etc.

Consonant

A sound in which the air is partly blocked by the lips, tongue, teeth etc. Any letter of the English alphabet which represents these sounds.

How many consonants are there in the word 'skate'.

A. 2 B. 3 ✓ C. 4

How many vowels are there in the word 'nursery'.

A. 2 B. 3 ✓ C. 4

Is the letter Y a consonant or a vowel?

A. Consonant. B. Vowel. C. Consonant & Vowel. ✓

Consonant Letter's

All alphabet letters other than vowels

Two vowel. The 1st vowel sounds like its alphabet name and the 2nd vowel is silent.

Bake Same Coat

Example's Of Consonant Word's

Consonant Yellow You Yelp

One vowel. The vowel sounds like its short sound.

Jam Ham Had

In such cases, the letter y is pronounced as either the long vowel e or short or long i (usually as a long i when ending a word)—and, for all intents and purposes, it is a vowel. When y forms a diphthong—two vowel sounds joined in one syllable to form one speech sound, such as the "oy" in toy, "ay" in day, and "ey" in monkey—it is also regarded as a vowel. Typically, y represents a consonant when it starts off a word or syllable, as in yard, lawyer, or beyond. Technically, this sound of \y\ is considered a semivowel or glide, which is a less prominent vowel speech sound that occurs in the articulation of two consecutive vowel sounds unequal in prominence. For example, there's a very brief long e sound when articulating \y\ in yes. Air flow is not impeded in sounding \y\ (if it was y would be a true consonant); however, the mouth is not opened as fully as in articulating the vowel \y\ in early. The result is a vowel-like consonant.

Linguistically, the "sometimes" part of the grade-school lesson doesn't make sense, since the letter y is more commonly pronounced as a vowel. But its consonant sound is unique, and that seems to be why y is more often considered to be a consonant and only "sometimes" a vowel. In other words, we need y more as a consonant in the English language than a vowel.

Y Making The Vowel Sound's

Make's it a vowel

Y is considered to be a vowel if...

The word has no other vowel: gym, my. The letter is at the end of a word or syllable: candy, deny, bicycle, acrylic. The letter is in the middle of a syllable: system, borborygmus.

Example's Of Y Word's Being A Vowel

Vowel Sky Try Angry

Vowel short and long sounds

Vowel A -> short sound: apple, cat. Vowel A -> long sound: cake, bake. Vowel E -> short sound: jet, net. Vowel E -> long sound: feet, leaf. Vowel I -> short sound: fish, pig. Vowel I -> long sound: kite, ice-cream. Vowel O -> short sound: clock, dog. Vowel O -> long sound: rope, boat. Vowel U -> short sound: sun, jump. Vowel U -> long sound: cute, unicorn.

Vowel Letter's

a, e, i, o, u