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If the "y" isn't at the beginning of the word or beginning of a syllable, it's functioning as a vowel Even though "y" is technically a consonant, there are many more instances in which it functions as a vowel. You'll hear it work as a long /e/ sound (as in city or party), short /i/ sound (as in cyst...
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If the "y" isn't at the beginning of the word or beginning of a syllable, it's functioning as a vowel Even though "y" is technically a consonant, there are many more instances in which it functions as a vowel. You'll hear it work as a long /e/ sound (as incityorparty), short /i/ sound (as incyst or symbol) or long /i/ sound (as inflyorshy) depending on the word it's in. It can also be part of a vowel team. read less
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No y is a consonant
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Y represent the consonant but when y forms a diphthong - two vowel sounds joined in one syllable to form one speech sound, such as the "oy" in toy, "ay" in day, and ey in monkey - it is also regarded as a vowel
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I am an experienced and professional English teacher with more than 5 years of teaching experience.

No, y is consonant sound. A,e,I,o,u are vowels.
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No it's not a vowel. "A E I O U" are the vowels.
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No "y" is not a vowel
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No "y" is not a vowel
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In english grammer we have five vowels and those are 'a', 'e', 'i' 'o' ,'u'.Therefore "y" is not a vowel.
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Y is not vowel.Y is consonant.A E I O U are vowels.The words starting with a e I o u are called vowels.An apple,An elephant, An Orange and an Umbrella,An ice creame etc.With the words Yak,Youth and Yasmine y is consonant.
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