Here's why:
* Medial means "in the middle".
* Vowel refers to the sounds "a, e, i, o, u" (and sometimes "y").
* TREE only has one vowel, "E", and it is at the end of the word.
Therefore, the vowel in "TREE" is a final vowel, not a medial vowel.
Here's why:
* Medial means "in the middle".
* Vowel refers to the sounds "a, e, i, o, u" (and sometimes "y").
* TREE only has one vowel, "E", and it is at the end of the word.
Therefore, the vowel in "TREE" is a final vowel, not a medial vowel.