In "yes," Y is representing a consonant, and in "gym" it is representing a vowel. A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y is not a bad rule of thumb. Most of the time a spoken vowel will be represented by ...

What letters are vowels? This Bitesize KS1 English guide looks at how anything that isn't a vowel is a consonant through an animation and activity.

How many vowels does English have? Five, right? A, E, I, O, U. Oh, and sometimes Y. So, six? Actually, English has at least 14 different vowel sounds and, depending on the speaker and dialect ...

The answer partly depends on whether we are talking about the sounds or letters of vowels and consonants. By mentioning “alphabetic languages”, the questioner is presumably asking why most ...