Grammar

There's a tricky procedure to why the Y is sometimes a vowel. The English alphabet contains 5 vowels, which is A, E, I, O, and U and 21 consonants, which are the remaining letters. Vowels are used very commonly because they serve as a nucleus of a syllable. Many consonants are also commonly used, but there are some rejections with the sound. There are something called consonant blends, which are when consonant pairs blend together without a vowel between. Many consonants can also end the syllable, but there are 3 consonants that can't end a certain syllable by itself, which is H, W and Y. Let's try to connect with the rejection sound point. Let's try with H, nope, the H doesn't work out for several reasons. Firstly, there are many words that H is being used. Secondly, H is already being used for making consonant digraphs, therefore we can't use H. Let's try with W, nope, the W doesn't work out for several reasons. Firstly, there are many words that W is being used, and W is quite common in prepositions, and the same prepositional words or phrases are being used again very frequently. Secondly, W can be put into a beginning consonant blends like "DW", "SW", and "TW", therefore we can't use W. Let's try with Y, yes, the Y works out for several reasons. Firstly, there's only a few words that Y is being used like yellow, yes, yell, yarn, yearn, year, yard, yonder, mayor, layer, player, beyond, etc. Secondly, Y can't be put into a consonant digraph. Thirdly, Y can't be put into a consonant blend, so the following letters tends to be a vowel. The Y doesn't have many points which help retain their consonant stay, so the Y is rejected and it sometimes behave like a vowel, so the Y can be used. They wanted to make better use, so Y is sometimes a vowel.

The other thing is the gap between the vowels. This is the order of vowels in the English alphabet:

A-1

E-5

I-9

O-15

U-21

Here's a difference point. Between the A and E, there's a 4 consonants gap. Between the E and I, there a 4 consonants gap. Between the I and O, there's a 6 consonants gap. Between the O and U, there's a 6 consonant gap.

This is the order of Unending Syllable Consonants or USC in the English alphabet:

H-8

W-23

Y-25

The H is 8 and it squeezes the gap together. H is consecutively next to I, which is a vowel, so H can't be used. The W is 23 and it doesn't squeeze between, but after the U, there's only 2 letters difference, so it slightly squeeze that point, so W can't used. There should be quite enough space before the next vowel occurs. The Y is 25 and it doesn't squeeze the gap between, and after the U, there's a 4 letters difference, so it doesn't squeeze much that point, so Y can be used a semi-vowel.

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The pronunciation might sometimes match with the spelling but in some cases, the pronunciation doesn't directly match the spelling but there are phonetic rules to help guide the pronunciation. We can say that the pronunciation matches its spelling but not directly. The surrounding letters with the phonetic rules might help us with the pronunciations. The pronunciation matches with its phonetic alphabets more than the real spelling. Sometimes, silent letters are involved but there are some rules with the silent letters. However, things might work out but not definitely work out as there's some rule-breaker exceptions.

Spelling Rules

The 31 spelling rules taught in English Logic:

Rule 1 C always softens to /s/ when followed by E, I, or Y.

Otherwise, C says /k/. Rule 2 G may soften to /j/ only when followed by E, I, or Y.

Otherwise, G says /g/. Rule 3 English words do not end in I, U, V, or J. Rule 4 A E O U usually say their names at the end of a syllable. Rule 5 I and Y may say /ĭ/ or /ī/ at the end of a syllable. Rule 6 When a one-syllable word ends in a single vowel Y, it says /ī/. Rule 7 Y says /ē/ only at the end of a multisyllable base word.

I says /ē/ at the end of a syllable that is followed by a vowel and at the end of foreign words. Rule 8 I and O may say /ī/ and /ō/ when followed by two consonants. Rule 9 AY usually spells the sound /ā/ at the end of a base word. Rule 10 When a word ends with the phonogram A, it says /ä/.

A may also say /ä/ after a W or before an L. Rule 11 Q always needs a U; therefore, U is not a vowel here. Rule 12 Silent Final E Rules 12.1 The vowel says its name because of the E. 12.2 English words do not end in V or U. 12.3 The C says /s/ and the G says /j/ because of the E. 12.4 Every syllable must have a written vowel. 12.5 Add an E to keep singular words that end in the letter S from looking plural. 12.6 Add an E to make the word look bigger. 12.7 TH says its voiced sound /TH/ because of the E. 12.8 Add an E to clarify meaning. 12.9 Unseen reason. Rule 13 Drop the silent final E when adding a vowel suffix only if it is allowed by other spelling rules. Rule 14 Double the last consonant when adding a vowel suffix to words ending in one vowel followed by one consonant only if the syllable before the suffix is accented.*

*This is always true for one-syllable words. Rule 15 Single vowel Y changes to I when adding any ending, unless the ending begins with I. Rule 16 Two I's cannot be next to one another in English words. Rule 17 TI, CI, and SI are used only at the beginning of any syllable after the first one. Rule 18 SH spells /sh/ at the beginning of a base word and at the end of the syllable. SH never spells /sh/ at the beginning of any syllable after the first one, except for the ending -ship. Rule 19 To make a verb past tense, add the ending -ED unless it is an irregular verb. Rule 20 -ED, past tense ending, forms another syllable when the base word ends in /d/ or /t/.

Otherwise, -ED says /d/ or /t/. Rule 21 To make a noun plural, add the ending -S, unless the word hisses or changes; then add -ES.

Occasional nouns have no change or an irregular spelling. Rule 22 To make a verb 3rd person singular, add the ending -S, unless the word hisses or changes; then add -ES. Only four verbs are irregular. Rule 23 Al- is a prefix written with one L when preceding another syllable. Rule 24 -Ful is a suffix written with one L when added to another syllable. Rule 25 DGE is used only after a single vowel which says its short (first) sound. Rule 26 CK is used only after a single vowel which says its short (first) sound. Rule 27 TCH is used only after a single vowel which does not say its name. Rule 28 AUGH, EIGH, IGH, OUGH. Phonograms ending in GH are used only at the end of a base word or before the letter T.

The GH is either silent or pronounced /f/. Rule 29 Z, never S, spells /z/ at the beginning of a base word. Rule 30 We often double F, L, and S after a single vowel at the end of a base word. Occasionally other letters also are doubled. Rule 31 Schwa Rules 31.1 Any vowel may say one of the schwa sounds, /ŭ/ or /ĭ/, in an unstressed syllable or unstressed word. 31.2 O may also say /ŭ/ in a stressed syllable next to W, TH, M, N, or V. 31.3 AR and OR may say their schwa sound, /er/, in an unstressed syllable.

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