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These are words where the letter Y is a vowel or in a vowel pair.
Words ending in consonant-Y
by, cry, dry, fry, my, pry, shy, spry, try, why
Words having or ending in UY
buy, guy,
Words containing consonant-Y
Examples: byline, cyberspace, cytology, dye, gyrate, hygiene, lye, lyre, nylon, pyrite, rye, type, zygote
The -ing form of -ie words (avoids 2 I's)
dying, lying, tying, vying
What else can I help you with?
Does yourself have a long i sound spelled with y?
No. The Y in yourself is a consonant Y (yuh sound), not a vowel.
What are words with long i spelled y?
The Y is often a long I at the end of words, such as cry, try, fly, deny, and rely. It is also long in silent E words such as bye, dye, rye, rhyme, and byte, and in longer words such as gyrate and zygote.
Who made the rule of y as a long I?
This was a function of the change from Old English (a written language). The vowel Y became widely used to represent the long I sound in Middle English. The Y lost its distinct sound, and words spelled with Y became spelled with I (e.g. gyldan - gild) and vice versa. In some cases, the Y remains in British English but not US English (tyre-tire).
What are some words with the long e sound?
Words with the long E sound are spelled with E, AE, EA, EE, EI, IE, or an ending Y:agreebeatcarry (y often has the long e sound)deep , departeelfeelingsgeesehealivy (y = long e)jeep, jeanskeep, keyleave, lethal, litermeat , mediateneedleonlypeacequeen, queasyreason, retreatsea, see, seasonteen, teeth, teamunique ( i = long e)veal , venialwe, wheat, wheel,yeast, yieldzeal, zebrastoryhistory
Is the y in ugly long or short?
The Y has a long E vowel sound, as with many -LY words.
Does yourself have a long i sound spelled with y?
No. The Y in yourself is a consonant Y (yuh sound), not a vowel.
What are words with long i spelled y?
The Y is often a long I at the end of words, such as cry, try, fly, deny, and rely. It is also long in silent E words such as bye, dye, rye, rhyme, and byte, and in longer words such as gyrate and zygote.
What is the long sound of vowel y?
The long "y" sound is the same as the long "i" sound. The words "my" and "rhyme" have this sound.
How do you pronounce the word and in spanish?
long "E" sound its spelled as "y"
Who made the rule of y as a long I?
This was a function of the change from Old English (a written language). The vowel Y became widely used to represent the long I sound in Middle English. The Y lost its distinct sound, and words spelled with Y became spelled with I (e.g. gyldan - gild) and vice versa. In some cases, the Y remains in British English but not US English (tyre-tire).
A whole of words that end in y and make the long you sound?
Words that end in y and use the long u sound are:buoychop sueyeuryfuryThere are more, but you get the idea.
What are some words with the long e sound?
Words with the long E sound are spelled with E, AE, EA, EE, EI, IE, or an ending Y:agreebeatcarry (y often has the long e sound)deep , departeelfeelingsgeesehealivy (y = long e)jeep, jeanskeep, keyleave, lethal, litermeat , mediateneedleonlypeacequeen, queasyreason, retreatsea, see, seasonteen, teeth, teamunique ( i = long e)veal , venialwe, wheat, wheel,yeast, yieldzeal, zebrastoryhistory
Is the y in ugly long or short?
The Y has a long E vowel sound, as with many -LY words.
What are words that end in y and make the long i sound?
Some example Y words: by, dry, fly, my, sky,why, cry UY words : buy, guy
Does lollipop have a short e or long e?
The I has a long E sound, as would the Y if spelled "lollypop."
Do why and sky have a long i sound?
Yes. The Y in both words sounds like the letter I. They rhyme with by, fly, and my.
What words use y as a vowel sound?
If we consider AY and OY as vowel pairs, many words have Y as a vowel. Unless it is making a consonant Y sound as in yet or yellow, it is a vowel. It can have a long I, short I, or long E sound.Words where Y is the only vowel include by, try, why, myth, hymn, and rhythm.
