Alphabet

1.Which letters of the English alphabet are vowels and which ones are consonants?
Answer: There are 6 vowels a-e-i-o-u-y and 20 consonants b-c-d-f-g-h-j-k-l-m-n-p-q-r-s-t-v-w-x-z
2.True or False: The word, alphabet, came from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta?
Answer: Yes, the first two letters of the Greek Alphabet, alpha and beta in turn came from the first two letters of the Phoenician Alphabet.
3.There are dozens of alphabets in use in the world today. Most use a type of linear writing. Name 3 examples of alphabets which do NOT use linear writing?
Answer: The types are Braille, fingerspelling and Morse code.
4. The term, alphabet, refers to a writing system which represents which 2 types of spoken sounds?
Answer: Yes, consonant and vowel sounds.
5.Name 2 types of writing systems which are NON-Alphabetic representations.
Answer: Egyptian hieroglyphs and Chinese characters.