Tutorial

The Letters - Naming the Consonantes

EXERCISE: NAMING THE CONSONANTS INSIDE THE SYLLABLES.

The Rules are:

1. A vowel attached (associated: under or to left) to a consonant = a syllable.

2. Silent letter: A letter without vowel attached.
   ( Usually the last letter of a word (as in words no. 6,9)

3. Silent syllables: The vowel attached is not sounded.
   ( Read rule no. 3 below ). ( As in words no. 1, 5 ).

Read right to left

2 h ta a

1 ch ru Ba

4 nu hei lo e

3 Adonai

6 m la o ha

5 ch le me

8 ri Pe

7 re bo

9 fen ga ha

IMPORTANT RULES !

1. There are two silent letters in the Hebrew alphabet - (aleph) and (ayin) They get the sound of the vowel attached. (words no. 2, 4, 6, 7 ).

2. The letter(hey) is always sounded at the beginning or in the middle of a word (as in words no. 4, 6, 9 ). But, the(hey) is usually silent at the end of a word (word no. 2)

3. The vowel is not always sounded.

1. It is sounded at the beginning of a word. (word no. 8)
   
   
2. It is silent at the end or in the middle of a word. (words no. 1, 5)