The letters of the alphabet that we normally associate as being the vowel letters are: a, e, i, o and u. These can often be held without distorting their sound. ‘Long’ vowel sounds, due to the length of their pronunciation.The sound cannot be held onto without becoming distorted ‘Short’ vowel sounds, due to the short duration of the sound being made.Vowel sounds are usually (in the UK Education System) split into two main categories based on sound quality: Vowel sounds allow the air to flow freely, causing the chin to drop noticeably, whilst consonant sounds are produced by restricting the air flow. In our written language we refer to the letters of the alphabet as being consonant or vowel letters depending on which type of sound they are representing. The English Language is created through the different combinations of 44 sounds (phonemes), 20 vowels and 24 consonants.
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