<P> The word consonant is also used to refer to a letter of an alphabet that denotes a consonant sound . The 21 consonant letters in the English alphabet are B , C , D , F , G , H , J , K , L , M , N , P , Q , R , S , T , V , X , Z , and usually W and Y . The letter Y stands for the consonant / j / in yoke , the vowel / ɪ / in myth , the vowel / i / in funny , and the diphthong / aɪ / in my . W always represents a consonant except in combination with a vowel letter , as in growth , raw , and how , and in a few loanwords from Welsh , like crwth or cwm . </P>
<P> The word consonant is also used to refer to a letter of an alphabet that denotes a consonant sound . The 21 consonant letters in the English alphabet are B , C , D , F , G , H , J , K , L , M , N , P , Q , R , S , T , V , X , Z , and usually W and Y . The letter Y stands for the consonant / j / in yoke , the vowel / ɪ / in myth , the vowel / i / in funny , and the diphthong / aɪ / in my . W always represents a consonant except in combination with a vowel letter , as in growth , raw , and how , and in a few loanwords from Welsh , like crwth or cwm . </P>
when does the letter w have the characteristics of a consonant
when does the letter w have the characteristics of a consonant
W always represents a consonant except in combination with a vowel letter
W always represents a consonant except in combination with a vowel letter