"Z" is the 26th letter of the English alphabet. "z" is also a consonant.
It is 21/26.
Zigzag, buzzword, jazzed.
It's a consonant. Only A, E, I, O, and U are vowels. Y is sometimes used as one, as well.
z is not a vowel
zoology, zoologist
Yes, in some languages like Czech and Polish, the letter Z can sometimes function as a vowel, representing sounds such as the vowel in "beet." This is known as a "syllabic consonant," where a consonant takes on the role of a vowel.
If the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern it gets a double consonant +EDe.g. RUB > RUBBED HOP > HOPPEDIf the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern it gets a double consonant +INGe.g. RUB > RUBBING HOP > HOPPINGWords ending in w,x,y,z don't follow this rule, just add ED or ING e.g. snowed, snowing, boxed, boxing
add, bell, common, dabble, effect, flammable, gall, hell, imminent, jamming, ...
If the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern it gets a double consonant +EDe.g. RUB > RUBBED HOP > HOPPEDIf the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern it gets a double consonant +INGe.g. RUB > RUBBING HOP > HOPPINGWords ending in w,x,y,z don't follow this rule, just add ED or ING e.g. snowed, snowing, boxed, boxing
consonant vowel consonant............:)
Not really. But the two Z's (like almost all double consonants) create a single Z sound. Both are in the same syllable, so you would have to decide which one was superfluous.