http://www.englishforums.com/English/FrequentlyAskedEnglishQuestions-AnswersArchivedPosts/Forum31.htmArea designed to store the most commonly asked questions and their accepted answers.enXMOD (Build: 3715.30106)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htm#63685Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:16:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63685CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htm#63685http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-63685.xmlVowels are, strictly speaking, sounds, not letters of the alphabet. The letters of the alphabet used to represent vowel sounds are a, e, i, o, u, w, and y. The sound of "w" in "water" and of "y" in "yes" are called semi-vowels or glides; however, these glide sounds are not the only sounds which "w" and "y" represent. They can represent full vowels as well, as in "crwth" and "cyst" and "sky". Furthermore, "w" is associated with "u" and "y" is associated with "i", so that "u" and "i" also represent the glide sounds in "water" and "yes", as in "quite" and "onion". Had history gone a little differently, we might now be spelling these last two as "qwite" and "onyon"! So the little clause "and sometimes 'y'" is really a misleading...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htm#63625Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:16:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63625Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htm#63625http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-63625.xmlYes, the 'y' is used to mark a vowel sound in those words. Also, in such as 'rhythm' and 'system'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htm#63602Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:16:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63602fluffyzzz2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htm#63602http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-63602.xmlhmmm, when i grew up I was taught that the vowels are "A E I O U and sometimes Y." so in those cases 'y' IS the vowel. anyone else agree?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htmMon, 18 May 2009 10:16:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63579Madhivanan3http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsWithoutVowels/mpqq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-63579.xmlHi, There are some words without vowels. Sky, spy,cry,my,why,shy. All these words have the alphabet 'y'. So can we consider 'y' as sub-vowel? What are oher words without vowels?