Excerpt from Osgood's Progressive Speller A consonant is a letter which represents a subvocal or aspirate.
The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w, and y; z, u, w, and y are sometimes consonants.
The consonants are 6, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, z; and i, u, w, and y, when not vowels.
Simple sounds are generally represented by single letters; but some are represented by combinations of letters, and sometimes a single letter represents a com bination of sounds.
Two vowels in the same syllable with their sounds closely blended together are called a proper diphthong.
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