 | Charles François Lhomond - 1826 - 170 pages
...words are composed of syllables ; syllables are composed of letters. There are two sorts of letters ; vowels and consonants. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and y. They are called vowels, because they form a perfect sound of themselves, without the aid of consonants.... | |
 | Veneroni (sieur de) - Italian language - 1827 - 464 pages
...m, n,o, p, q,r, s, t, u, v,z. The Italians do not make use of k, w, x, y. ; The letters are divided into vowels and consonants. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u. They are called vowels. from their forming a perfect sound without the assistance of any other letter,... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1828 - 462 pages
...necessary, in the next place, to arrange them into such classes as their similitudes and specifick differences seem to require. Letters, therefore, are...vowels and consonants The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and у and w when ending a syllable. The consonants are 6, c, d, /, g, h,j, k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, t,... | |
 | Saint Phorien André - French language - 1830 - 518 pages
.... . y — GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. The French ALPHABET contains twenty-five letters, which are divided into Vowels and Consonants. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and y, which sometimes has the sound ef one i, and sometimes of two, The nineteen remaining letters, b,... | |
 | Nathan Guilford - Spellers - 1831 - 154 pages
...NEW YORK ASTOR.IFNOXAND 19C2 In the English language there are twenty-six letters, which are divided into vowels and consonants. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. A vowel is a simple sound of itself. A consonant has no sound, except when united... | |
 | Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 pages
...comprise the whole subject of which it treats. The letters are twenty six in number, and are divided into vowels, and consonants. The vowels are a, e, i, o. u,; also, w and y are vowels, except when they begin a word or syllable. All thc rest of the letters are... | |
 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1834 - 458 pages
...necessary, in the next place, to arrange them into auch classes as their similitudes and specifick differences seem to require. Letters, therefore, are...and y when ending a syllable. The consonants are, b, c, d,f, g, h,j, k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, », x, z, and w when beginning a syllable, and y generally.... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews - 1837 - 354 pages
...z are found only in words derived from tbe Greek. DIVISION OF LETTERS. >§> 3. Lelters are divided into vowels and consonants. The vowels are a> e, i, o, u, y, . . 6 'Liquids l,m, n,r, 4 -Labials, . . .p, b,f, v,' The consonants are divided into Mutes, < Palaties,... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews, Solomon Stoddard - Latin language - 1839 - 350 pages
...and x are found only in words derived from the Greek. DIVISION OF LETTERS. § 3. Letters are divided into vowels and consonants. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y, . . 6 'Liquids, I, m, n, r 4 -Labials,. . . p, b,f,v,' The consonants are divided into Mutes, <... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 pages
...Nn, O o, Pp, Qq, Rr, 8 s, T t, U u, Vv, Ww,Xx, Yy, Zz* CLASSES OF LETTERS. The letters are divided into vowels and consonants. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y ,and are so called because they form a perfect sound when uttered alone.. The consonants... | |
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The letters are divided into Vowels and Consonants. The Vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y. The remaining letters are Consonants. 
