Letters, Syllables, Phrases, Clause and Sentences
Letters, Syllables, Phrases and Sentences is the first topic we are going to learn in Some Basic Concepts of English Grammar . In the next chapter we shall study Kinds of Sentences . Letters: There are twenty six (26) letters in English. They can be classified into two groups: Vowels - The letters that can be pronounced without the help of any other letters are called Vowels. They are five - a, e, i, o, u. Consonants - The remaining 21 letters are called Consonants. They cannot be pronounced without the help of a Vowel. Note – W and Y are the two letters that can be used both as Vowels and Consonants. Words: Any sounds produced by the mouth, which has a meaning, is called a Word. A word is formed by one or more letters. Syllables: The part of a word pronounced in one instance is called a Syllable. A word can have one or more sylables. E.g.: Words of one syllable : you, me, go, run, sit, take, back, etc. Words of two syllables : Fa-ther, Mo-ther, Wa-ter, Mon-k...
