Question

Italy is a beautiful village and China is a big building. What is the total number of words that begin with a consonant?

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 6
• D. 7

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 5

Analysis of the Sentence

• The sentence provided is: "Italy is a beautiful village and China is a big building."
• To solve this, we must evaluate the starting letter of each individual word to determine if it is a consonant or a vowel (A, E, I, O, U).

Breakdown of Words

1. Italy: Starts with 'I' (Vowel) - Exclude
2. is: Starts with 'i' (Vowel) - Exclude
3. a: Starts with 'a' (Vowel) - Exclude
4. beautiful: Starts with 'b' (Consonant) - Include
5. village: Starts with 'v' (Consonant) - Include
6. and: Starts with 'a' (Vowel) - Exclude
7. China: Starts with 'C' (Consonant) - Include
8. is: Starts with 'i' (Vowel) - Exclude
9. a: Starts with 'a' (Vowel) - Exclude
10. big: Starts with 'b' (Consonant) - Include
11. building: Starts with 'b' (Consonant) - Include

Conclusion

Counting the identified words that start with a consonant:

• beautiful
• village
• China
• big
• building

Total count = 5 words.