In English, the letter "y" can make a long vowel sound like in the word "myth" or a consonant sound like in the word "yes". The sound it makes depends on the word and its position within the word.
The letters "y" and "o" make the long I sound in the word "typhoon."
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Usually it tends to end in a "Y" with the sound of "ee". Such as 'crazy' and 'daily'. Sometimes you can use it as the "I" sound. Such 'by', 'try', or 'tie'.
Words that end in y and use the long u sound are:buoychop sueyeuryfuryThere are more, but you get the idea.
Some words that end in "y" and make the long i sound are rely, deny, and terrify.
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The letters U and Y together make the vowel sound. By itself, Y usually has the sound of a long I, but in this case the word buy has collected a U from its Middle English form bycgan and is differentiated from the homophone word , which is by.
The long "y" sound is the same as the long "i" sound. The words "my" and "rhyme" have this sound.
Yes, "yourself" does have a long "i" sound and it is spelled with the letter "y."
When "y" comes at the end of a word, it can make the long "e" sound like in "happy" or the long "i" sound like in "sky."