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What words begin with vowels?
9-letter words that start with vowel
- vowelized.
- vowelizes.
- vowellike.
- vowelless.
- vowelised.
- vowelises.
What words are vowels?
A vowel is a particular kind of speech sound made by changing the shape of the upper vocal tract, or the area in the mouth above the tongue. All English words are written with vowel letters in them. These letters are vowels in English: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y and W.
How many English words start with vowels?
There are 14 words starting with vowel, listed below sorted by word length. We also provide a list of words ending with vowel. We skim through a large dictionary of words to retrieve any words that start with the letters you provide.
Do vowels start with an?
Use “a” before words that start with a consonant sound and “an” before words that start with a vowel sound. Other letters can also be pronounced either way. Just remember it is the sound that governs whether you use “a” or “an,” not the actual first letter of the word.
What are Aeiou words?
AEIOU may refer to:
- a, e, i, o, u, a traditional list of vowel letters in the Roman alphabet.
- A.E.I.O.U., a device used by the Habsburgs.
- aeiou Encyclopedia, a free online collection of reference works in German and English about Austria-related topics.
What word starts with a vowel but doesn’t use an?
Words beginning with a vowel but don’t use the “an” article (145)
Word | Pronunciation (IPA) |
---|---|
unicorn | /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/ |
urea | /jʊˈɹiːə/ /ˈjʊəɹɪə/ |
urethra | /jʊˈɹiːθɹə/ |
euphemism | /ˈjuː.fəˌmɪ.z(ə)m/ |
What are the five vowels?
In elementary school, we all learned the vowels of the English language: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Or, at least how we write them out, that is. But what makes a vowel a vowel? Vowels and consonants are two different categories of sounds that linguists use to better understand how speech sounds work.