This Letters quiz focusses on consonants and teaches KS1 children that the alphabet is made up of consonants and vowels. This quiz works in relation with the Vowels Quiz and will aid their learning of the indefinite article, along with improving their literacy and English skills.
The alphabet is made up of twenty-one consonants and five vowels. It is important to know which letters are consonants and which are not.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What are vowels and consonants?
There are 21 consonants, the remaining five are vowels.
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The five vowels are 'aeiou' - all the other letters are consonants.
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There aren't many words that don't have consonants.
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Most words have a mixture of consonants and vowels.
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Doughnuts used to be called 'oily cakes'.
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The word 'try' only contains consonants and the 'y' acts as a vowel sound.
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One of the longest words to not have any vowels in is 'rhythms'.
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A male horse is called a stallion and a female horse is called a mare.
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Dogs can sleep for up to sixteen hours a day!
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Did you know - chickens can see in colour.
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