on my daughters alphabet caterpillar at school all the vowels have red hats on (shes only 7) she tells me that y has a blue hat on and her teacher says this is because y can sometimes behave like a vowel. can anybody give me a word or example in which this is the case?
2006-10-11 04:28:44 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Words ending in y such as windy, happy etc has the y sounding like an E sound. In psychology, physics etc the y sounds like an I.
It is quite an ambiguous letter!
2006-10-11 10:28:19 · answer #1 · answered by Safety First 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does when it is not at the beginning of the word and sounds like another vowel. For example happy would be one because it makes the long 'e' sound. In the word yes however, it is not a vowel as it makes the typical 'y' sound. Hope this helps.
2006-10-11 05:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Kollie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by fly shy sky the only vowel in the word
hay may stay (makes the a have a long vowel sound instead of short)
Good luck to you
there are also may workbooks that you can get at the stores and sometimes $1 stores that help you work on this
Good luck to you
2006-10-11 04:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by rranderson1968 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, in a word where there are no other vowels and the y makes a vowel sound. One example would be the word why where y is the only vowel and they y makes an i sound.
2006-10-11 04:32:11 · answer #4 · answered by fat_albert_999 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "y" is a late addition to the alphabet, since it derives from the Olde English "th" as in "the" and "thou", which became the "Ye" in "Ye Olde English Shoppe" and "you" respectively.
The "y" souns equates with the German "J" from words such as "Junge", and in fact the letter was probably coined for that sound, keeping the "J" sound from "Jones" and "Jarrow" separate.
The sound of "y" is vowel - like, and it can be looked upon as a vowel in words like "anything" and "caryatid", but convention dictates that, in English, "y" be classed as a consonant due to its origins and current usage as the evolution of the German "J" sound.
However, in Welsh, "y" is, in fact, one of seven regular vowels used in that language: "a, e, i, o, u, w, y", with "y" having two sounds - either like the "u" in the French "dure" or the "er" or schwa sound, as in the English "the" or "butter".
2006-10-11 04:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by fiat_knox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words with "y" as a vowel in closed syllables
A healthy sample of these words (a more comprehensive list is in the Drill Bits binder)
synthetic
synthesis
syllable
myth
mystical
mystery
Egypt
heiroglyphic
cylinder
pygmy
rhythm
syndrome
syncopate
synchronize
idyll
chlorophyll
chrysanthemum
crypt
crystal
acrylic
lymph
lymphatic
cyst
cystic
cygnet
cynic
typical
physics
physical
encyclical
misogynist
dysfunction
gym
gypsum
gymnasium
gypsy
analytic
paralysis
analysis
paralytic
apocolyptic
cryptic
onyx
anonymous
anonymity
acronym
catalyst
amethyst
aneurysm
physicist
polygamy
cynical
anaphylactic
2006-10-11 04:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes this is phonetic
the letter y can be used as an "i" sound example: skype
the letter y can be used as an "e" sound example the name Yvonne
Its all designed to lessen the confusion of double sounding letters for our 4 yr olds
2006-10-11 04:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It most certainly can.. that is why is is classified as ONE of the vowels (sometimes)
2006-10-11 05:07:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sky
2006-10-11 04:42:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever it has an eye or an ee sound (like why and body). When it makes the yuh sound (like year) it acts as a consonant.
2006-10-11 04:38:10 · answer #10 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋