XIII.
y, vowel (short and long).
1. y (short) has almost always the sound of i (short). It is the last sound heard in Mary, baby, pretty, frosty, lady.
y (long) is the same as i (long). It is the last sound heard in my, fly, sky, by, dry, try, cry.
2. Word List:
| happy | nicely | Hickory Dickory | ||
| sandy | carry | empty | ||
| fairy | flying | Blacky | ||
| Henny Penny | crying | Browny | ||
| Foxy Loxy | myself | Whitey | ||
| Ducky Lucky | goodby | sky | ||
| Turkey Lurkey | drying | frosty |
XIV.
igh.
1. igh is an equivalent symbol for i (long).
2. igh in high, higher, flight, thigh, night, fight, sight, bright, light, right, might, lightning.