listbeeLong vowels
Y as a vowel
At the end of a word, y works as a vowel. The length of the word is a good clue to which sound it makes.
- Sound
- Long i (my) or long e (happy)
- Usually taught
- 1st–2nd grade
- Words on this page
- 24 in 2 lists
Y as a vowel: word lists
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y says long e
12 words- baby
- happy
- funny
- puppy
- candy
- lady
- story
- family
- bunny
- windy
- sunny
- pony
How the pattern works
In a one-syllable word, y at the end usually says long i: my, fly, sky.
In a word with two or more syllables, y at the end usually says long e: happy, baby, family.
When a word has a short vowel before the y, the consonant is often doubled: happy, funny, puppy, bunny, sunny.
Common mistakes
- Writing ee or e for the long e sound: “happee,” “babe.”
- Writing i or ie for long i: “fli,” “crie.”
- Forgetting the double consonant: “hapy,” “funy.”
Practice ideas
- Clap the syllables first. One clap: y says i. Two or more: y says e.
- Match base words to y words: sun → sunny, wind → windy, fun → funny.
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