Vowels and Consonants

NCERT anchor: NCERT English Mridang Class 1 — Unit 2: vowels a, e, i, o, u

• Learn the five vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
• All other letters are consonants — b, c, d, …
• Spot vowels in words: mango, egg, umbrella.

1. Five vowels

Level 1 (Verbal): A, E, I, O, U — sing "aeiou" song.

Level 2 (Symbolic): Every English word needs at least one vowel (rule for later).

Visual: Circle vowels in a word chart.

2. Consonants

Verbal: B, C, D, F… — letters that are not vowels.

Visual: Colour vowels red, consonants blue on chart.

3. Vowel sounds in Indian words

Verbal: Anna, Elephant, India, Orange, Umbrella — practice sounds.

Finding vowels in 'mango'

Step 1 — Letters: m, a, n, g, o.
Step 2 — Check each: a is vowel ✓; o is vowel ✓.
Step 3 — m, n, g are consonants.
Step 4 — mango has **2 vowels**: a and o.
Answer: vowels = a, o.

• Name the five vowels.
• Is b a vowel or consonant?
• How many vowels in egg?
• Stretch: List vowels in Diwali (spelled D-i-w-a-l-i).

Revision tip: Clap when you hear a vowel name in the alphabet song.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Vowels and Consonants.