B3lly N3rd Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 well....ive been looking but...i cannot find a word that doesnt need a vowel...well..not a word that makes sence..if you found one(that makes sence)tell me!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Hero Kyle Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Rhythm. Lyn. Check those with a spell checker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xing Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Rhythm. Lyn. Check those with a spell checker In both, the y is the vowel, making the i and/or e sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 I win. [/thread] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Hero Kyle Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Rhythm. Lyn. Check those with a spell checker In both' date=' the y is the vowel, making the i and/or e sound.[/quote'] Didn't you study kindergarten? Or are you just a NOOB? A E I O U are vowels. BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ are consonants, he is asking for a word that doesn't need a vowel, not a word that does not have vowel sounds. Are you a toddler classman? Study again noob. Don't be affected by those, it's serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Rhythm. Lyn. Check those with a spell checker In both' date=' the y is the vowel, making the i and/or e sound.[/quote'] Didn't you study kindergarten? Or are you just a NOOB? A E I O U are vowels. BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ are consonants, he is asking for a word that doesn't need a vowel, not a word that does not have vowel sounds. Are you a toddler classman? Study again noob. Don't be affected by those, it's serious. Y is the only case in which it can depend. Over here, for example, Y is a vowel, because we only pronounce it as a single sound. Y is a half-vowel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Hero Kyle Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 There is no rule about that. I've read books and searched all over the net about it and Y is not even a vowel. It sounds like a vowel maybe but this thread is asking for a word that doesn't need a vowel, I don't know whether a vowel or a vowel sound. Anyway, I won't continue this because I don't like bans and negs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 A vowel is a letter that is only pronounced with a single sound. In my language, Y is pronounced similar to the English E, whereas in English it is pronounced "o-ai". In my opinion, and the language I use daily, Y is a vowel. Apparently, American teaching fails, since it classifies Y as a consonant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 A vowel is a letter that is only pronounced with a single sound. In my language' date=' Y is pronounced similar to the English E, whereas in English it is pronounced "o-ai". In my opinion, and the language I use daily, Y is a vowel. Apparently, American teaching fails, since it classifies Y as a consonant.[/quote'] I'm an American. I was taught the vowels as A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Maybe he's just retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Hero Kyle Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Why did you neg me? Jericho? I don't know what you're talking about, I'm not an American so why call me retarded? Why neg me? I'm gonna report you for this if won't remove it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man0waR Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 My Grammar and Poetry teacher says that Y isnt a vowel. It has not yet been decided. So any word with Y and no other vowel, is a word with no vowels. Also, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiro Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 A I Y, O E UWe're the Vowel Family, and we've come to sing for you Vowels are important letters, there's a vowel in every wordVowels are important letters, there's a vowel in every wordAsk someone older to show you, there's a vowel in each wordVowels are important letters, there's a vowel in every word A I Y, O E UWe're the Vowel Family, and we're back to sing some more A is an important letterWell I is important tooY is an important letterWell O is important tooE is an important letterO is an important letter Vowels are important letters, there's a vowel in every wordAsk someone older to show you, there's a vowel in each wordVowels are important letters, yes, vowels are in every word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Culpa Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Y can be used in the place of the vowel in a word while still making an I's or E's sound. EDIT: Oh and you can keep searching. There is no word that does not have a vowel in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 A is a vowel.E is a vowel.I is a vowel.O is a vowel.U is a vowel.Y is only a vowel if used to replicate the English I or E sound. In "rhythm", the Y is used to replicate the English I sound. That is why the pronunciation (sp?) of "rhythm" is "rith-uhm". If you are going by Wheel of Fortune's rules, you all fail at life. [/topic] EDIT: There is no word without a vowel, because if the word has Y in it, the Y is altered into the vowel I or E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaWave Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 In conservative rhotic dialects, such as Scottish English, and non-rhotic English dialects, such as Received Pronunciation, every lexical word must contain at least one spoken vowel in its pronunciation. You aren't gonna find what you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandorian Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 you all know the rule. "A E I O U and SOMETIMES Y" y is a vowel only part of the time. it is the only exception to the rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowwolf17 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Well, if Y is sometimes a vowel when there is no normal vowel, then there is practically no word without a vowel. So this thread is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Culpa Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 So know people have we all agreed yet that there is absolutely NO word in the English language that has absolutely no vowels? Because this is just a redundant thread from a kindergarten vowel lessen. HOW BOUT next we talk about i before e except after C and in words that sound like A like neighbor and weigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowwolf17 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 I HATE THOSE RHYMES!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Culpa Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Everybody does. Everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowwolf17 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Then WHY did you SAY it!?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Culpa Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Because I am getting annoyed by the pointless discussion we are having currently. I don't wish to continue talking to you, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 New topic. Why is table spelled like "table" in America, when it sounds like "tabel". Is there any rule that l is always before e? =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 (Teh-Bl)You've been pronouncing it wrong. And not that I know of :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Beast 123 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Without a doubt, vowel sounds are tricky to spell. That's why these four spelling rules are about them. Every time you hear a long-vowel sound, he must run through the options, which explains why he always needs to use scrap paper when trying to spell them. The third option mostly has to do with long-e or long-i sounds that you hear on the ends of words. The y-behaving-as-a-vowel rule applies to vowel sounds on the end of words that are spelled with a y. In words like happy and sunny, you use y to sound like long e. In little words like by and shy, he uses it to sound like long i. What about words like system, cyst, and gypsy? In those words, you spell the short-i sound with a y. The words cyst and gypsy are soft-c and soft-g spellings (as well as spellings that use y to make the short-i sound) so. You use y to make e or i sounds. When your child puts y on the ends of longer words (like happy), it makes a long-e sound, and when she puts y on the end of short words (like by), it makes a long-i sound. She uses y in the middle of some words (like gypsy) to make the short-i sound. When your child gets into the habit of jotting down her spelling options on scrap paper, she gets better and better at deciding whether to use y. Copy/pasta ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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