Vowels and consonants in English
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
The names of the 26 letters are:
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
A letter can represent a vowel sound or a consonant sound.
Traditionally there are five vowels in English:
a
e
i
o
u
The rest of the letters are consonants.
There are 21 consonants in English.
b c d f
g h j
k l m
n p q
r s t
v w x
y z
Note: the letter Y is special.
Sometimes Y is a consonant
and sometimes Y is a vowel
I explain this in another lesson.
All words in English have a vowel.
Examples of vowels and consonants in words.
dog
D is a consonant
O is a vowel
G is a consonant
eat
E is a vowel
A is a vowel
T is a consonant
cake
C is a consonant
A is a vowel
K is a consonant
E is a vowel
pie
P is a consonant
I is a vowel
E is a vowel
unicorn
U is a vowel
N is a consonant
I is a vowel
C is a consonant
O is a vowel
R is a consonant
N is a consonant
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