Is the letter Y a vowel in the word eye?

Answer 1

It is sometimes considered a vowel because it's used as the long 'e' in some words. Words like "very", merry", "scary" or "hairy".

Perhaps the question you are asking should really be, "When is the letter 'y' a vowel? ".

As Dean replied above, it's sometimes considered a vowel .

I think it is used at the end of a word because scari would look very strange. But note that when we move to the comparative, 'scarier', the 'y' reverts to 'i'.

However, it's also used as a consonant , usually at the beginning of a word... yellow, yawn, yap etc.

It is taught in schools as one of the English alphabet's 21 consonants, not one of the 5 vowels.

Answer 2

yes like in the word cry the y is used as a vowel

Answer 3

The letter 'Y' is always a consonant. The vowel in the word 'eye' is 'E'.