erence between a Letter and its Name?_
The letter is the character, and the name is its appellation.
32. _What Letters name themselves?_
The vowels A, E, I, O, and U.
33. _How are the Letters divided?_
Into Vowels and Consonants.
34. _What are Vowels?_
Those letters which represent only pure tones.
35. _Name all the Vowels._
A, E, I, O, U, and in some situations W and Y.
36. _What is a Consonant?_
A letter that represents an interruption of sound or breath.
37. _Why called Consonants?_
Because they cannot be used alone in a word, but must be connected
with a Vowel.
38. _How many kinds of Consonants are there?_
Two; single Letters and Combinations.
39. _Name the Consonant letters._
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z.
40. _Name the Consonant Combinations._
Th, Sh, Ch, Zh, Wh, and Ng.
41. _Name the two Orders of the Consonants._
Mutes and Semi-vowels.
42. _What are Mutes?_
Those letters which admit of no escape of breath while the organs
of speech are in contact.
43. _Name the Mutes._
B, D, K, P, T, and C and G hard.
44. _What other term is often applied to the Mutes?_
Close Consonant.
45. _What are Semi-vowels?_
Those letters that admit of an escape of breath while the organs
of speech are in contact.
46. _Name the Semi-vowels._
F, H, J, L, M, N, R, S, V, W, X, Y, Z, and C and G soft.
47. _Are the Combinations Mutes or Semi-vowels?_
They are all Semi-vowels.
48. _What letters are called Nasals?_
M, N, and Ng.
49. _What other term is often applied to the Semi-vowels?_
Loose Consonant.
50. _What letters are called Liquids?_
L, M, N, and R.
51. _Why are the Liquids so called?_
Because of their flowing sound, which readily unites with the
sound of other letters.
52. _What are Sibilants?_
Letters which have a hissing sound; as, S and Z.
53. _What letter is called the Mute Sibilant?_
The letter X.
54. _What letters represent no sound of their own?_
C, Q, and X.
55. _What are these letters called?_
Redundant letters.
56. _Why are they so named?_
Because they are not necessary for the completion of the Alphabet.
57. _By what letters are the sounds of C represented?_
K and S.
58. _What letters represent the sound of Q?_
Kw.
59. _What letters represent the sound X?_
Ks.
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