Consonant

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All the letters in the alphabet are either consonants or vowels.

  • All these letters are consonants:
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, and Z. Y is sometimes a consonant and sometimes a vowel.

In the word yellow, y is a consonant. In the word happy, y is a vowel.

  • The rest of the letters of the alphabet are called vowels:
A, E, I, O, U, and Y (sometimes)

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