Saturday 15 September 2018

Pronunciation of the letter "y"

Ex. Look at the following words containing the letter "y" and put them in groups according to the sound that the letter "y" represents (sometimes together with a letter next to it).

1. /ɪ/ 2. /aɪ/ 3. /i/ 4. /eɪ/ 5. /j/

Aberystwyth, by, cry, deny, gym, flirty, happy, lucky, obey, Powys, sashay away, scruffy, stray, trolley, try, yeti, yonder, yucky


KEY
1. /ɪ/ Aberystwyth, gym, Powys,
2. /aɪ/ by, try, cry, deny
3. /i/ flirty, happy, lucky, scruffy, trolley, yucky (second "y")
4. /eɪ/ obey, sashay away, stray
5. /j/ yeti, yucky (first "y")