The names of most consonants in English contain a common sound of the consonant, plus enough of a vowel sound that the name is a syllable. In some consonant names, the vowel sound precedes the consonant sound. In other consonant names, the vowel sound follows the consonant sound. Consonant sounds at the start of the consonant name: `. B C D G J K P Q T V Z` Consonant sounds at the end of the consonant name: `. F L M N R S X` Vowels: `. A E I O U` There are only three exceptions: `. H W Y` * H: Spanish names its "j" as "ha", so it would be possible to pronounce "H" using its consonant sound + a vowel sound. * W: This letter is named for how it is written -- as a doubled "U" or "V". * Y: This semi-vowel is yet another variation on an "I". Its name happens to be an arbitrary consonant sound followed by the sound of the letter "I".