W Sound - AHD Symbol /w/
Y Sound - AHD Symbol /y/
Y Sound - AHD Symbol /y/
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The Sounds /w/ and /y/
The Sounds /w/
To make the sound /w/, relax your tongue, then round your lips and press them back against the front of your teeth. Make a sound as you release your lips.
way
was
where
why
whistle
away
awhile
queen
sweet
twenty
one
once
1. When will we go away?
2. The wind whistled in the woods.
3. Dwight and Duane went to Guam.
4. Why was there a war?
5. One of the twins walked twenty miles.
6. Wanda wore her white dress on Wednesday.
7. I went for a walk with Walter McGuire.
NOTE: The letter w is silent in the following words.
who, whom, whose, whole
wren, write, wrong
sword
two, toward, knowledge
Practice
Why do we have an h in why,
and where, when, what, and white?
Well, there's a w in who, whose, and whole,
and write when the meaning is right.
Compare the sound /v/ with the sound /w/
vine / wine
very, vary / wary
veal / wheel, we'll
vent / went
vase / ways, weights
vow / wow
vile / while
veer / we're
vest / west
QUIZ
1.
A: He took the veal.
B: He took the wheel.
2.
A: It's in the vest.
B: It's in the west.
3.
A: What's the vine like?
B: What's the wine like?
4. Veer to the left.
A: We're to the left
ANSWERS: B, A, B, B
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The Sound /y/
To pronounce /y/, spread your tongue flat and toward the back of your mouth; do not let your tongue touch the palate. Next, make a wide smile with your lips and bring your tongue forward with a voiced sound.
yes/ yellow
yet / year
mayor / beyond
iron (i-y.. )
NOTE: When the sound /y/ is followed by the vowel /u/, the combination is exactly the same as the long vowel sound /yoo-/
you/ youth
use/ Utah / usual
May I use your iron?
Yes, you may use it any time.
He's a popular hockey player at the university this year.
The Miami lawyer was triumphant yesterday.
NOTE: The letter y is silent in the following words.
says / prayers
Contrasting sound Practice
Compare the sound /j/ and /y/
jeer / year
jello / yello
major / mayor
jam / yam
joke / yoke
jet / yet
gel / yell
jot / yacht
QUIZ
1.
A: There's no juice.
B: There's no use.
2.
A: My uncle is the major.
B: My uncle is the mayor.
3.
A: Has he come by jet?
B: Has he come by yet?
4.
A: Are you going to jail?
B: Are you going to Yale?
ANSWERS: B, A, B, A
