Daisy Crystal gets to grips with consonants and vowels.
Consonants and Vowels…
All letters are either consonants or vowels.
A, E, I, O and U are vowels.
All the rest are consonants, apart from Y which can be both because it can sound like a vowel.
Let’s see when Y is a vowel and when it is a consonant…
This is Daisy Crystal. Daisy with a Y. Daisy with a Y does yoga. The Y in ‘Daisy’ sounds like an E and the Y in ‘Crystal’ sounds like an I.
They are soft Ys, making them both vowels. But the Y in ‘Yoga’ is a hard Y and therefore, it’s a consonant.
Daisy with a Y can form almost any letter as a yoga pose. She can do consonants such as F and S. And she can also do vowels such as E and O, but today she’s trying to learn the consonant, Q. I’m not so sure that’s a good idea, Daisy.
Sorry. Well, it looks like I was wrong.
Oh dear.
So now it’s crystal clear…
The vowels are A, E, I, O and U.
All the rest are consonants, apart from Y which can be both. Y is flexible like that. Just like Daisy.
Video summary
Part of a series of animated films following a cast of characters’ adventures and mishaps as they get to grips with grammatical terms.
In this film, Daisy Crystal’s relaxing yoga session becomes uncomfortable, but enlightening on the subject of consonants and vowels.
This clip is from the series Grammar 11-14 year olds.
Teacher Notes
Make use as a starter activity for lessons that explore spelling.
Re-cap on understanding of syllables, consonants and vowels and learn the difference between short vowels and long vowels.
A starter to activities that reinforce for students when a double consonant should be used.
This clip is suitable for teaching English at Key Stage 3 or Third Level.
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