How do you teach the sound of y?

How do you teach the sound of y?

To teach the /y/ sound start by asking your child if they can say the /y/ sound all by itself. If they can, great. If not, have them say “ee” as in me or knee, and then have them follow the “ee” sound with “uh” as in what and duck. Saying “ee-uh” repetitively should elicit the Y sound.

What is the long y sound?

Typically, in a one syllable word the “y” at the end of the word makes the long “i” sound as in the following words: cry, fry, try. Typically, in a two syllable word, the “y” at the end of the word makes a long “e” sound as in baby and city.

What are the two long sounds of y?

The letter “y” can make three sounds:

• y can make the /y/ sound as in “yellow”
• y can make the long i sound as in “shy”
• y can make the long e sound as in “happy”

What are words that start with y?

List of Cool Words that Start with Y

Why does y make an e sound?

Y as a long E: When y or ey ends a word in an unaccented syllable, the y has the long sound of e. Examples: money, honey, many, key, funny.

How do you teach a long sound?

One rule you can teach is that English words do not end in i. So students should know words that end with a long i sound won’t be spelled with just i. There are a few exceptions, most of which are foreign words (chai, macaroni, kiwi) but the one most students will notice is hi, and hi is slang for hello.

How do you teach long and short vowels?

Focus on sounding the letters out, not writing them, so your child can hear the differences better. Say two words and ask which has /o/ as the middle sound. Make a Tic-Tac-Toe board and put a vowel in each cell. Before placing their mark in a cell, your child will need to identify the vowel with its short sound.

Is there a rule for EY and y?

Y as a long E: When y or ey ends a word in an unaccented syllable, the y has the long sound of e. Examples: money, honey, many, key, funny. I before E: Write i before e when the sound is long e except after the letter c.

What are words that end with y?

5 letter words that end with Y

• abbey.
• acidy.
• ackey.
• agamy.
• agley.
• agony.
• alary.
• allay.