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what are the words with y in the medial or final which has semi vowel sound?
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i got only 1 word
Final Y Words
(1) In medial positions, there is no clear phonetic distinction between the semi-vowel y and an i-glide. In the alternative spellings lanyard/laniard they are identical in pronunciation. (2) Semi-vowel y occurs in initial position in words mostly of Old English origin, formerly often spelt with yogh: yard, yarn, year, yeast, yellow, yeoman, yes, yesterday, yew, yield, yoke, you, young, your, youth. (3) Most other words beginning with y are more recent, and often loanwords: yacht, yak, yam, yank, yodel, yoga. (4) Medial y with a semi-vowel value as in lawyer is uncommon. (5) The semi-vowel value is also represented in the letter u (cure, pure) and the digraphs, eu, ew (eureka, spew). The semi-vowel is normally so spelt after a consonant: fuse, few, feud. (6) Word-initially, u commonly has the sound of you (union, use), as do eu, ew; ewe and yew are homophones.