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The letters A, E, I, O, and U are considered vowel letters, since (except when silent) they represent vowels, although I and U represent consonants in words such as "onion" and "quail" respectively. The letter Y sometimes represents a consonant (as in "young") and sometimes a vowel (as in "myth").
Note that some words contain an ae which may not be written æ because the etymology is not from the Greek -αι-or Latin -ae-diphthongs. These include: In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA [ɛə]/[eə] (air). Comes from the Latin āër, Greek ἀήρ. When ae makes the diphthong / eɪ / (lay) or / aɪ ...
These lists of words are still assigned for memorization in elementary schools in America and elsewhere. Although most of the 220 Dolch words are phonetic, children are sometimes told that they can't be "sounded out" using common sound-to-letter phonics patterns and have to be learned by sight; hence the alternative term, "sight word".
5 D. 6 E. 7 F. 8 G. 9 H. 10 I. 11 J. 12 K. 13 L. 14 M. 15 N. 16 O. 17 P. 18 Q. 19 R. 20 S. 21 T. 22 U. 23 V. 24 W. 25 Y. 26 Z. 27 See also. ... B-52 (and related B-50 ...
In capitalized form, Ch is used at the beginning of a sentence (Chechtal se. "He giggled."), while CH or Ch can be used for standalone letter in lists etc. and only fully capitalized CH is used when the letter is a part of an abbreviation (e.g. CHKO Beskydy) and in all-uppercase texts.
FO-WER (with a long O and strong W and final R: 5: VIE-YIV (with a long I changing to short and strong Y and V) 6: SIKS (with a strong S and KS) 7: SEV-VEN (with a strong S and V and well-sounded VEN) 8: ATE (with a long A and strong T) 9: NI-YEN (with a strong N at the beginning, a long I and a well sounded YEN)
Where that annotation is a link (e.g. ), it is a link to the page for the historical or mythical figure. The annotation "(fict)" is only used in entries for the English history plays, and indicates a character who is fictional.
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...