Discover the vowels a, e, i, o, u. Spot their sounds in words, use them to rhyme, and become more confident with KS1 English reading and spelling.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What are vowels and consonants?
There are five vowels and 'a' is the first one on the list.
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The letter 'e' is the next vowel on the list.
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'Y' is not a vowel but it sometimes acts the same way, especially when spelling certain words.
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The vowels never change. In the English language, these will always be the only vowels we have and use.
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A good way to remember all five is by imagining someone saying: 'Aye!' 'Eee' 'I owe you' - or 'Aye, I owe you' - as in, I owe you something - I owe you a vowel!
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Vowels are an important part of every word. Many of the phonic sounds include two vowels, like 'ee' in the word 'sheep'.
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The word 'queueing' is one of a few words that contains the most vowels.
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This is why 'y' is sometimes considered to be a vowel. If a word doesn't have a vowel in it, then it's likely to have a 'y' in there instead.
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We say the vowels in alphabetical order.
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House flies can move their wings 200 times a second!
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