Read the row of letters below from left to right.
W J F C X G V E T E E C D E Y O E E W E Y C E C X O
How many Es in this row have a consonant directly after them?
(A, E, I, O and U are the vowels; every other letter, Y included, is a consonant.)
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 6
Check every E in the row: the letter after it must be a consonant. A consonant is any letter other than A, E, I, O and U.
Place 8: V E T — counts
Place 10: T E E — does not count (followed by E, which is a vowel)
Place 11: E E C — counts
Place 14: D E Y — counts
Place 17: O E E — does not count (followed by E, which is a vowel)
Place 18: E E W — counts
Place 20: W E Y — counts
Place 23: C E C — counts
So the answer is 6.