 | 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.... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1828 - 462 pages
...similitudes and specifick differences seem to require. Letters, therefore, are naturally divisible into 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
...— 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, c,... | |
 | Nathan Guilford - Spellers - 1831 - 154 pages
...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... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - English language - 1832 - 236 pages
...similitudes and specified differences seem to require. Letters, therefore, are naturally divisible into vowels and consonants. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and w' and y when ending a syllable. The consonants are, 6, c, d, f, g, A, j, k. I, m, n, p, q, r, *, t,... | |
 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1834 - 458 pages
...similitudes and specifick differences seem to require. Letters, therefore, are naturally divisible into vowels and consonants. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and w 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, »,... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 pages
...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... | |
 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1841 - 444 pages
...similitudes and specifick differences seem to require. Letters, therefore, are naturally divisible into vowels and consonants. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and iti and у when ending a syllable. The consonants are, ii, e, ií,J, g, h,j, k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s,... | |
 | Charles Walker Connon - 1845 - 176 pages
...ring. kt ; and c has no sound that may not be represented by s or fr. 16. Letters are divided into Vowels and Consonants. The Vowels are A, E, I, O, U, and they can be sounded fully by themselves ; but the remaining letters cannot be sounded by themselves.... | |
 | Alain Auguste Victor de Fivas - French language - 1847 - 336 pages
...o pé ku erre esse té u Vé ics igrec zède.T —Académie française.-^ Letters are divided into vowels and consonants. The vowels are A, E, I, O, U, and Y, which sometimes has the sound of one i, and sometimes of two. All the other letters are consonants.... | |
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Letters, therefore, are naturally divisible into vowels and consonants. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and w and y when ending a syllable. 
