Is Y a Vowel? Click Quiz

In English, Y acts a vowel when it helps form part of a vowel sound. This includes when Y is solely responsible for the sound, or when it is included in a diphthong. Identify if Y acts as a vowel in the following!
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Crypt
Yeoman
You
Barnyard
Lawyer
Synergies
Staying
Gainsay
Highway
Homily
Yvonne
Beyond
Yes
Trying
Energy
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Level 55
Jan 29, 2023
Thank you! Is "y" consonant in other contexts than in those, when there is "ye" in writing, and is it always consonant there?

Edit: Of course in words like "you", as in the quiz. I knew every other but "lawyer", which I pronounce wrong. :)

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Level 83
Jan 29, 2023
As fair as I know “Y” is only a consonant when at the beginning of a syllable. Yap, yowl, young, schoolyard, etc. There are some examples like Myanmar where it kinda blends with another consonant to make a “mhya” sound. Of course that’s not an actual English word though.
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Level 55
Jan 29, 2023
Thank you for information, that sounds right. Often in the beginning of the word, but it is just a special case, beginning of syllable is more general rule.

It would be great to pronounce Myanmar as Mjanmar or even Mjaunmar in Finnish, it sounds cat, which I like. I guess that some people pronounce there "i", but like me, many would say it with "y" (front rounded vowel), because it is written like that. We don't pronounce words, just say them. :)