Python Exercises: Two following words begin and end with a vowel

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58. Consecutive Vowel Check

From Wikipedia,
A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant.

Write a Python program that takes a string with some words. For two consecutive words in the said string, check whether the first word ends with a vowel and the next word begins with a vowel. If the program meets the condition, return true, otherwise false. Only one space is allowed between the words.

Sample Data:
("These exercises can be used for practice.") -> True ("Following exercises should be removed for practice.") -> False ("I use these stories in my classroom.") -> True

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

import re
def test(text):
	return bool(re.findall('[AEIOUaeiou] [AEIOUaeiou]', text))

text ="These exercises can be used for practice."
print("Original string:", text)
print("Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:")
print(test(text))
text ="Following exercises should be removed for practice."
print("\nOriginal string:", text)
print("Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:")
print(test(text))
text ="I use these stories in my  classroom."
print("\nOriginal string:", text)
print("Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:")
print(test(text))

Sample Output:

Original string: These exercises can be used for practice.
Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:
True

Original string: Following exercises should be removed for practice.
Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:
False

Original string: I use these stories in my  classroom.
Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:
True

Flowchart:

Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

import re
def test(text):
 result_regex = re.compile(r"[AEIOUaeiou]\s[AEIOUaeiou]")
 if (result_regex.search(text)):
   return True
 return False

text ="These exercises can be used for practice."
print("Original string:", text)
print("Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:")
print(test(text))
text ="Following exercises should be removed for practice."
print("\nOriginal string:", text)
print("Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:")
print(test(text))
text ="I use these stories in my  classroom."
print("\nOriginal string:", text)
print("Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:")
print(test(text))

Sample Output:

Original string: These exercises can be used for practice.
Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:
True

Original string: Following exercises should be removed for practice.
Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:
False

Original string: I use these stories in my  classroom.
Two following words begin and end with a vowel in the said string:
True

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

Write a Python program to check a string for pairs of consecutive words where the first ends with a vowel and the second begins with a vowel.
Write a Python script to analyze a sentence and return True if any adjacent word pair meets the vowel-ending and vowel-starting condition.
Write a Python program to scan a string with multiple words and determine if at least one pair of consecutive words has the required vowel pattern.
Write a Python function that takes a sentence and verifies whether there is any instance where a word ending in a vowel is immediately followed by a word starting with a vowel.

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