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  • Vowels and Consonants

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      Vowels

      An alphabet is made up of letters. The letters are arranged in a fixed order. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. All of the words are created using letters.

       

      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

       

       

       

       

       

      The Alphabets can be written both in Capital Letters and in Small Letters. These can be classified into Vowels and Consonants. 

       

      Vowels: a, e, i, o, u (5 letters). 

      Vowels are pronounced with mouth open.

      Example: When we pronounce "e", our mouth, tongue, teeth, and lips did not move.





      Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, and z (21 letters). 

      Consonant are pronounced by moving part of the mouth i.e. lips, tongue, or teeth.

      Example: When we pronounce “b”, we briefly close our lips.

       

      Note: Vowels and consonants work together to help us pronounce written words. Each letter makes at least one sound. Learning the sound of each letter help us speak out words.