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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 Read right to left

2
h
h
ta
ta
a
a
1
ch
ch
ru
ru
ba
Ba

4
nu
nu
hei
hei
lo
lo
e
e
3
adonai
Adonai
6
m
m
la
la
o
o
ha
ha
5
ch
ch
le
le
me
me
8
ri
ri
pe
Pe
7
re
re
bo
bo
9
fen
fen
ga
ga
ha
ha

IMPORTANT RULES !

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

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

  3. The vowel this vowel is not always soundedis 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)