Is the letter Y a VOWEL or a CONSONANT?

Is the letter Y a VOWEL or a CONSONANT?
In this English lesson we explain how the letter Y can be a vowel and how it can be a consonant.
We show the rules so you will know when the letter Y is a vowel and when it is a consonant. It all depends on the position of the letter in a word.
We give examples of words with the letter Y as a vowel.
We give examples of words with the letter Y as a consonant.
There is an exercise at the end of the lesson where YOU need to decide whether the letter Y in the words that appear on screen is a vowel or whether it is a consonant.
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[@PrinceKMoney706]

Normally, Y is a consonant that makes the "yuh" sound: at the beginning of other words; like e.g.: yell, yogurt, yawn, and yard But when it's at the end of a word, there were times when it becomes a vowel, making the E or I sound usually. For example: Y says E party - bunny - candy - pony - sunny - cloudy - family - thirsty, etc.

[@PrinceKMoney706]

The letter Y also makes the 'yuh' sound at the beginning of another syllable: "canyon"

[@brunopinheiro5456]

The letter Y is also considered a vowel when it represents the short u /uh/ vowel sound like in Up or bUs in words like sYRinge or bicYcle. And there's another very rare and unusual vowel sound for the letter Y in American English. Since the letter R is Always pronounced in American English the combination of letters IR or UR are considered vowel sounds in words like bIRd and fUR. So in words like mYRRh martYR , the combination YR is also vowel sound because YR sounds just like IR and UR like in bIRD and fUR.

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Thanks for sharing that information.

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Thank you for useful information about "y". I don't know it. Thank you very much. It was very interesting!👍🥰🤓🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

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@@WoodwardEnglish In hymn, "y' is a vowel. - In symbol, "y" says the short 'I' sound.

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Thanks for this information. I thought "Y' was only a consonant.

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You are not the only one. :)

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Hyper helpful

[@poopmaster14]

why hyper?

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is it really energetically helpful? or just mildly helpful, maybe even very helpful.

[@domybarahona8985]

The syllables are counted from the end to the beginning of the word

[@WoodwardEnglish]

From the start of the word (left to right)

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Thanks a bunch!

[@DubsmashAdda]

What about 'eye' what is the spelling rule of eye word

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Good question that I don't have an answer for right now. I wonder if another teacher can help me with this.

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Very explicit .some more egspls.

[@mohammadrahman9285]

Superrrrr But some say that w is also semi vowel becuase it is sometimes a vowel and some times a consonant Are they right?

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I wouldn't classify it as a vowel.

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[@sade5693]

Shaniya is in between 2 vowels

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no is very useful

[@ajna.133]

thanks for sharing. but there is a confusing point. y is vowel. it can pronounce /ai/ and / i /. but inside words when or what kind of condition can it pronounce /ai /. when can use /i / ？ this makes me confusing. thanks for explaining.

[@angechile]

This video provides insights into the unique role of the letter Y in English phonetics. Discover the answer!

[@sade5693]

What about Shaniya? Please help

[@sade5693]

Pronounced *sha-nye-ah*

[@WoodwardEnglish]

Consonant

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[@sarelras4103]

What about My ?

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Same rule as appears in the video.

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“Tryst”. Consonant or vowel, the y?

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A youtube video OR An KZbin video ??????

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A

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@@WoodwardEnglish but..."KZbin" starts with "u" sound

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"Jayarams" in this name is y ovel or consonant? Could you please give me reply Sir

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It is not an English word so I don't know how it is pronounced.

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I only managed to finish the video because KZbin supports 1.5x speed. That’s the normal talking speed.

[@Ciofey]

I strongly disagree. The "distinct" y sound at the beginning of a word or syllable is not subject to enough restrictions of air flow that we should classify it as a consonant. Compare that y to any other consonant, and the difference becomes apparent. Compare y in english to y in most other languages that uses the same or similar alphabet, and y is a vowel almost everywhere. It sounds like you go to great lengths to create a consonant where there is none, just because you can. Well, sometimes you can, when the sound is "distinctive". Poppycocks. Y is a vowel. Always.

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Could you explain more about the "middle/end of a syllable"? I wonder how it was classified as middle or end.

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Middle - between letters End - the last letter

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