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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


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.
38. _How many kinds of Consonants are there?_
Two; single Letters and Combinations.
39. _Name the Consonant letters._
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z.
40. _Name the Consonant Combinations._
Th, Sh, Ch, Zh, Wh, and Ng.
41. _Name the two Orders of the Consonants._
Mutes and Semi-vowels.
42. _What are Mutes?_
Those letters which admit of no escape of breath while the organs
of speech are in contact.


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