Table of Contents. 1  1899â1913: Defending U.S. International Interests. 2  The Philippine-American War, 1899â1902. 3  Secretary of State John Hay and the Open Door in China, 1899â1900. 4  Japanese-American Relations at the Turn of the Century, 1900â1922. 5  Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. There are 21 consonants in the alphabet including y. Vowels are considered to be: a, e, i, o, u There are 26 letters in the alphabet. 26 - 5 (letters considered to be vowels) = 21.
When sounding consonants, air flow is interrupted or limited by the position of the tongue, teeth or lips. The majority of letters in the alphabet are consonant letters. Most consonant letters have only one sound and rarely sound like their name. Click on the following consonant letters to hear examples of their sounds.