Vowels and Consonants | English for LKG PDF Download

What are Vowels?

Vowels are special letters that make sounds by themselves. They are like the "singing" letters in words. There are five vowels in the English alphabet: A, E, I, O, and U. Let's look at each vowel and some words they are a part of:

• A - Apple, Ant, and Alligator
• E - Elephant, Egg, and Elephant
• I - Ice, Ink, and Igloo
• O - Octopus, Orange, and Olive
• U - Umbrella, Unicorn, and Under

What are Consonants?

Consonants are letters that need a little help from vowels to make sounds. They are like the "quiet" letters in words. There are many consonants in the English alphabet. Let's look at some of them and the words they are a part of:

• B - Ball, Banana, and Bear
• C - Cat, Car, and Cake
• D - Dog, Duck, and Doll
• F - Fish, Flower, and Frog
• G - Game, Guitar, and Grass
• H - Hat, House, and Heart
• J - Jam, Juice, and Jump
• K - Kite, Kangaroo, and King
• L - Lion, Leaf, and Lamp
• M - Moon, Monkey, and Mouse
• N - Nose, Nest, and Nut
• P - Pig, Pizza, and Penguin
• Q - Queen, Quack, and Quiet
• R - Rainbow, Robot, and Rabbit
• S - Sun, Snake, and Star
• T - Tiger, Turtle, and Train
• V - Violin, Volcano, and Vase
• W - Whale, Watermelon, and Window
• X - Xylophone, Box, and Fox
• Y - Yak, Yellow, and Yarn
• Z - Zebra, Zipper, and Zoo