Vowels and Consonants for Kids

Definition
  • English alphabets consist of two types of letters, they are Vowels and Consonants.
  • In 26 letters of English Alphabets, 5 are vowels and 21 are consonants.
Vowelsa    e   i     o     u     
Consonants bcd fgh jklmn pqrst vwxyz


What is Vowels?

Vowel is a speech sound made with vocal tract open. Almost all words in english alphabets have vowels.

a,e,i,o,u are the vowel letters.


Example:

Below we have a set of words that begin with vowels.

     apple, egg, island, ox, under.

What is Consonants?

Apart from vowels(a,e ,i, o, u) all letters in english alphabets is called as consonants.

b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z are consonant letters.


Example:

Below we have a set of words that begin with consonants.

     dog, kite, jump, road, monkey.

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