The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called vowels.
Every word needs at least one vowel. The other letters are called consonants.
More facts about Alphabet
The English alphabet has 26 letters, from A to Z.
The word "alphabet" comes from the first two Greek letters: alpha and beta.
The Vietnamese alphabet has 29 letters and uses little tone marks.
The letter E is used more than any other letter in English.
The Khmer alphabet in Cambodia has 74 letters — one of the biggest in the world.