What is Word recognition, Consonants, and Vowels?

Words Are Made of Letters!

Every word is built from letters, and these letters can be vowels or consonants. Let’s learn how to tell them apart!

Vowels and Consonants

Vowels:
There are 5 vowels in the alphabet: A, E, I, O, U.
Sometimes, Y is a vowel too!

👉 Examples:

• In the word “cat,” the vowel is A.
• In the word “dog,” the vowel is O.
• In the word “fun,” the vowel is U.

Consonants:
All the other letters in the alphabet that are not vowels are called consonants.
There are 21 consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z.

👉 Examples:

• In “cat,” the consonants are C and T.
• In “dog,” the consonants are D and G.
• In “fun,” the consonants are F and N.