Letters with similar sounds: i vs y: How and When to Use in English

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Letters with similar sounds: i vs y

Some of the pronunciations of the letters i and y are easily confused, because they sound very similar, but don’t worry, this lesson will help!

Typically, the letter i is pronounced in one of these two ways:

  • : mostly in short words when it appears between two consonants.

milk

fish

  • : when i is preceded by a consonant and the word ends in ‑e or ‑ht

shine

right

hire

The letter y can be pronounced as:

  • , mainly at the end of two-syllable words

happy

Germany

  • , when the word has one syllable

why

my

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