1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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28. _Is there any Phonetic Alphabet of the English Language?_
There have been several published, but they are not in general use. 29. _How many letters in the English Phonetic Alphabet?_ Forty-three. 30. _What is the name of a Letter?_ The appellation by which it is known. 31. _What is the difference between a Letter and its Name?_ The letter is the character, and the name is its appellation. 32. _What Letters name themselves?_ The vowels A, E, I, O, and U. 33. _How are the Letters divided?_ Into Vowels and Consonants. 34. _What are Vowels?_ Those letters which represent only pure tones. 35. _Name all the Vowels._ A, E, I, O, U, and in some situations W and Y. 36. _What is a Consonant?_ A letter that represents an interruption of sound or breath. 37. _Why called Consonants?_ Because they cannot be used alone in a word, but must be connected with a Vowel. |
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