Vowels and Consonants

- There are 26 letters in English Alphabet.

- These letters are classified into two categories i.e. Vowels and Consonants based on their sounds.

- There are 5 vowels and 21 consonants.

- a, e, i, o, u are vowels.

- All letters other than vowels are consonants.

(b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z)

Let's classify vowels and consonants letters from the following words:-

Fill in the blanks with appropriate Vowels:

Answer:

1. Parrot

2. Bulb

3. Cone

4. Cloud

5. Grass

6. Fan

7. Cat

8. Eagle

9. Drum

10. Umbrella

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