y as in yet is a voiced consonant

Equivalent: i as in junior

Phonetic Symbols: j

Drill: yah, ya, yee, yoo, yoh, yaw

This sound occurs initially and medially:

yard yak yearn
yea yet youth
year yucca yowl
you yacht yeast
yoke yellow young
yawl yield year

  1. The yarrow and the yellow daisy grow m Yetta's yard
  2. Miss Youmans yearned to visit her young friends
  3. Were the yaks in the yard yonder ever yoked before?
  4. The yokel yelled when the yellow jacket stung him
  5. Yeates bought a yard of silk and some yarn.
  6. "Youth yearns to be old while age yearns to be young ' '

genius

junior

companion

union

familiar

dominion

million

peculiar

beyond

onion

champion

bullion

genial

William

opinion

senior

Daniel

civilian

pinions

clothier

spaniel

  1. William's pigeon flew beyond the yew tree
  2. Cecilia bought a yeast cake and some onions
  3. The lawyer and his young companions greeted the champion
  4. ' 'Yes, yes,' shouted the Yankee youth from the yacht
  5. Delia, Julian, and Amelia voted ' 'yea. ' '
  6. The Hawaiian bought the spaniel from a clothier in Youngstown.
  7. The Italian and the Spaniard moved the billiard table.
  8. Daniel works in the colliery beyond the canyon.
  9. The rude youth yawned when the young yeoman gave his opinion.
  10. Julia will use the yellow yolks and the onions when making the salad
  11. When did the genius and his peculiar companion leave Yonkers for New York?
  12. Julius visited Yosemite Valley, Yellowstone Park, and the Grand Canyon
  13. '' Meanwhile thy spirit lifts its pinions, In music's most serene dominions'