Pronunciation of the letter "y"

Pronunciation of the letter “y”

The letter y in English can function both as a vowel and a consonant, leading to different pronunciation patterns. Here are the spelling patterns for y in both cases with examples transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols:

Pronunciation of  the letter "i"

Pronunciation of the letter “i”

The pronunciation patterns for the letters "i" , along with their phonetic transcriptions using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA): short, long i, and other types : lid, time,believe,child, bird,fly, tie,like, wild etc.