The Mysterious case of the letter Y - Practice
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The Mysterious case of the letter Y - Practice
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Put theory into practice! This follow-up episode helps you master the four pronunciations of the letter Y in British English through targeted exercises and common error corrections. Learn how to avoid over-articulating "yes," distinguish between short and long E sounds in words like "gym" and "happy," and properly pronounce the diphthong /aɪ/ in words like "my" and "fly."
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Transcript:
/j/ - yes - year - young - yacht, beyond, canyon, you, yellow, yoke, yet.
Short /ɪ/ — short i: symbol, lyric, typical, crystal, syrup, mystery, gym, rhythm.
Long i: happy, funny, city, puppy, busy, baby, story, pretty
/aɪ/ — diphthong: my, try, fly, sky, cry, reply, apply, rely, satisfy, terrify, tyre, dynamite
Scenario 1: /j/ - yes, year, young, yacht, you, yellow, yoke, yet.
Minimal pairs:
yes - chess
year - cheer
yellow - cello
you - chew
yoke - choke,
yam - jam
yet - jet
Yale - jail
yoke - joke
yard - guard
year - gear
yum - gum
Scenario 2 (Minimal pairs):
gym - gene
myth - meet
symbol - seem
rhythm - read
crystal - cream
lyrics - leaks
Scenario 3: /ai/: my, try, fly, shy, cry, why, reply, apply, satisfy, terrify