Unit 1: The basic 'Building Bricks' of the English language
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A vowel is a sound that we can make without closing any part of the mouth or throat. To produce a consonant sound, we have to block the air flow from our mouths. Try saying consonants without closing your mouth!
Good luck!
Sometimes the letter y makes a vowel sound.
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Say each group of words aloud and listen to the sound made by the letter y. |
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In these words the letter y makes a consonant sound. |
In both these sets the sound of the letter y is a vowel sound. | |
yellow yak yoghurt yo-yo. |
sky cry fly shy July |
twenty baby happy family |
Read the following words and decide if the letter y has a vowel sound or a consonant sound.
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