Pronunciation: consonant sounds

initial y

 

right arrow  Read from left to right and go down the list:

yes

yet
year
yearn

yield

yeastyankyuck

young

youthyolkyawn

yo

you
your
you’re

yacht

yam
yarrow
yellow

yippee

yahoo
yoga
yodel

yum

yummy
you’ll
yule

Now you try it!

 

middle y

 

player

mayor
crying
flying

voyage

marrying
hurrying
buying

trying

carrying
burying
studying
beyond
rayon
keyhole
Beyonce

final y

 

ray

stay
nay
May

hurry

curry
jury
flurry

hairy

very
nary
gnarly

wry

ply
fly
eye

toy

soy
boy
bye

prey

wey
obey
Yay!

final y + word endings

played

stayed
prayed
slayed

plays

trays
toys
boys

ploys

joys
buoys
eyes

Note: Words spelled with a "y" ending create a vowel sound.