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Purpose: To understand the difference between vowels and consonants and to be able to differentiate between which letters fall under which category.
Every student should be able to accomplish all of the following goals:
Objectives:
• Know the letters of the alphabet and be knowledgeable of what each letter looks like when written.
• Identify all of the letters of any given word
• Classify which letters are vowels and which are consonants.
• Sound out which letters make which sounds.
TERMS TO KNOW Vowel
Used to refer to the letters of the alphabet that denote a vowel sound. Any of the letters "a," "e," "i," "o," "u," and sometimes "y.“ These sounds are
produced by allowing a free flow of air through the mouth.
ConsonantUsed to refer to letters of an alphabet that denote a consonant
sound.Consonant letters in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z, and sometimes Y –
The Letter “Y” The only letter in the alphabet that is both a consonant and a vowel depending on the word it is used in. For example, letter Y stands for a
consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth“.
PART FOUR: THE LETTER Y
This letter is the only letter in the Alphabet that can be classified as a consonant OR a vowel depending on the word.
Y