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.

Complete English lesson here:

#LetterY #Vowels #Consonants

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[angechile]

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

[PrinceKMoney]

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

[PrinceKMoney]

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.

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[brunopinheiro]

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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[Haruharulive]

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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