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Is light a consonant or vowel?

This is a bit of a trick question! Here's why:

* Light is a noun. It's a word that represents a thing (the electromagnetic radiation we can see).

* Consonants and vowels are sounds. They are the building blocks of spoken language.

So, the word "light" has both consonants ("l", "t") and vowels ("i", "gh" - which makes the "i" sound).

It's important to differentiate between words and the sounds that make up those words.

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