The answers to these questions are based on the vowels A, E, I, O, and U - not Y or W. The answers do not include the British spelling of such words as HONOR - spelled HONOUR in England.
1. What two words contain all five vowels in alphabetical order, each vowel used only once?
2. What two-word phrase contains all five vowels in alphabetical order, each vowel used only once?
3. What seven words contain four vowels in a row?
4. What words contain all five vowels?
(Possible) Answers:
1. FACETIOUS
ABSTEMIOUS
2. TRADE DISCOUNT
3. QUEUE
KAUAI
SIOUAN
SEQUOIA
AQUEOUS
HAWAIIAN
OBSEQUIOUS
4. Surprisingly, there are hundreds of English words that contain all five vowels. Those listed below are some of the more common ones:
EDUCATION TAMBOURINE
AUTOMOBILE PRECARIOUS
AUTHORIZE EVACUATION
PRECAUTION REGULATION
DIALOGUE EUPHORIA
DISCOURAGE OUTPATIENT
PERSUASION PERMUTATION
HOUSEMAID INOCULATE
JAILHOUSE EQUATION
NEFARIOUS PNEUMONIA
VEXATIOUS DELUSIONAL
BOUNDARIES CAULIFLOWER
REPUTATION COMMUNICATE
CONTINUANCE SUBORDINATE
UNMOTIVATED AMBIDEXTROUS
UNFORGIVABLE ULTRAVIOLET
GRANDILOQUENT HALLUCINOGENIC
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