Inconsistent. You don't want 'y' as a vowel though it often is, as in 'Paraguay', yet you allow it as a vowel in 'Italy' and 'Turkey'. Anyhow, these quizzes always use English terminology, which is often not proper local nomenclature as in 'España' for Spain.
This is not inconsistent, Italy starts with an I which is a vowel and therefore does not start with a consonant
Turkey and Paraguay start with a T and P respectively and end with a Y which for this quiz are all counted as consonants.
I'll be honest I don't understand linguistics enough to know when Y is counted as vowel and when Y is counted as an consonant linguistically there I made the decision to simplify the quiz an count Y as a consonant at all times
Yes, I have used English terminology because I am English and doing a quiz for an American site where the majority of users speak English so in this situation it makes the most sense to use English terminology. If a Spanish person wrote a quiz for a Spanish site it would make sense for them to use Spanish terms like España
2. "Y" is a vowel if it makes a vowel sound when you say the word. For instance, the "Y" in Italy is a vowel because it makes an "ee" sound. "Y" is also a vowel in Kyrgyzstan on both occasions.
3. "Y" is a vowel when it is part of a diphthong or otherwise connected to a vowel sound. "Y" is a vowel in Turkey because it's part of the final vowel sound, and the same is true for the "Y" in Paraguay.
4. "Y" is not a vowel only in the case that it makes a consonant sound, like in "Yemen", "Pripyat", and "yak".
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Turkey and Paraguay start with a T and P respectively and end with a Y which for this quiz are all counted as consonants.
I'll be honest I don't understand linguistics enough to know when Y is counted as vowel and when Y is counted as an consonant linguistically there I made the decision to simplify the quiz an count Y as a consonant at all times
Yes, I have used English terminology because I am English and doing a quiz for an American site where the majority of users speak English so in this situation it makes the most sense to use English terminology. If a Spanish person wrote a quiz for a Spanish site it would make sense for them to use Spanish terms like España
1. "Y" is usually a vowel.
2. "Y" is a vowel if it makes a vowel sound when you say the word. For instance, the "Y" in Italy is a vowel because it makes an "ee" sound. "Y" is also a vowel in Kyrgyzstan on both occasions.
3. "Y" is a vowel when it is part of a diphthong or otherwise connected to a vowel sound. "Y" is a vowel in Turkey because it's part of the final vowel sound, and the same is true for the "Y" in Paraguay.
4. "Y" is not a vowel only in the case that it makes a consonant sound, like in "Yemen", "Pripyat", and "yak".