Vowel and vowel combination

THE ALPHABET CONTAINS five vowels: a, e, i, o, and u. Although there are far fewer vowels than there are consonants, vowels are extremely important for forming words. In fact, they are so important that the consonant y is sometimes used as a vowel. That's because vowels are necessary for pronunciation. A vowel is defined as a sound that is produced without blocking the passage of air from the throat. In contrast, a consonant is a sound that is made by blocking the passage of air. For now, suffice it to say that without both vowels and consonants, our words wouldn't make many sounds.

1.      OPENED SYLLYBLE

a [ei] – Kate, name, same 

e [i:] – be, Pete, Eve

o [ou] – rose, close, no, bone

u [ju] – use, music

i [ai] – life, time, fine, nine

y [ai] – my, sky, why, fly, spy

2.      CLOSED SYLLYBLE

a [æ] – cat, can, camp, back 

e [e] – dog, hot, top

o [o] – dog, hot, top

u [^] – bus, cut, up

i [i] – pig, singer, it, sit

y [i] – system, myth

3.      VOWEL + CONSONANT

ar [a:]   large, arm, hard

or [o:] fork, or

er [ə:]   her, term

ur [ə:]  fur, burn, turn

ir [ə:]   sir, girl, first

yr [ə:]  byrd

4.      VOWEL + CONSONANT +VOWEL

ar + Ý [eiə]     hare, mare, care

er + Ý [ie]       here, mere

or + Ý [o:]       more, tore

ur + Ý [juə]    pure, cure

ir + Ý [aiə]      fire, tired

yr + Ý [aiə]     tyre