What letters are not consonants or vowels?

consonant Add to list Share. A consonant is a speech sound that is not a vowel. It also refers to letters of the alphabet that represent those sounds: Z, B, T, G, and H are all consonants. Consonants are all the non-vowel sounds, or their corresponding letters: A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y are not consonants.

Are all letters vowels and consonants?

Words are built from vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonants (the rest of the alphabet). The letter ‘y’ is a bit different, because sometimes it acts as a consonant and sometimes it acts as a vowel. Knowing how vowels and consonants work together to make words and sounds will help you with your spelling.

Why is the letter y not 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. 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.

What words don’t have vowels?

Excluding both y and w, most words that do not contain vowels are mainly interjections like bzzt, grrr, hm, hmm, mm, mmm, pfft, pht, phpht, and tsktsks. Wyrm and myrrh can be considered vowel-free as the y in both of them does not stand for a vowel sound. On the other hand, nth is pronounced with a vowel sound (“enth”) in it.

Are there any English words that have no vowels?

There appears to be a consonant-to-vowel ratio, and English speakers tend to feel uncomfortable when that ratio seems to be violated. This is why there are no formal English words with absolutely no vowels. Unless you count informal words and onomatopoeia.

What are four letter words with no vowels?

cry. cwm. dry. fly. fry. grr. gym. gyp. hmm.

What are some English words without vowels?

For the first, the answer is simple: there are no English words spelled without vowels. The second is more complicated, but for my purposes, I will be going with the familiar, so the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) as my pronunciation guide, and my local English accent,…