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"Y" /j/ – Voiced Palatal Approximant - by syllable & position → Download /j/ Word List (PDF)
Words with the /j/ sound in the initial position
One syllable words:
- yield, yet, ewe, young, yacht, year, yack, yak, yard, you, yew, yarn, yap, yawn, yeast, yell, youth, yearn, yup, yes, yip, yuck, yam, yolk, yoke, yelp, huge
Two syllable words:
- use (vb), use (noun), front yard, thank you, Yukon, unique, UFO, yourself, Utah, us, younker, egg yolk, New York, yellow, yeti, yucky, yoga, yogurt, yummy
Three or more syllable words:
- unicorn, Yellowstone, yellowbird, yellow jacket, uranium, European, jack-o' lantern, unicycle, utopia, universe, Uganda, utensil, uniform, utility, ukulele, university, uvula, yard measurement, Uranus
Words with the /j/ sound in the middle
One syllable words:
- fjord, view, hue, few, cue, cute, mute, fume, spume, cues, fuse, muse, views, feud, viewed, mule, Cube
Two syllable words:
- butane, live (adj), backyard, brickyard, churchyard, courtyard, barnyard, graveyard, junkyard, Cumin, rescue, dispute, perfume, accuse, fusion, ice cube, Cupid, future, Kenya, scallion, stallion, lawyer, music, nephew, billion, million, onion, mural, pupil, deuced, Cuba, vacuum, volume, fury
Three or more syllable words:
- acupuncture, millionaire, calculator, incubator, vacuum cleaner, ambulance, figure skating, Australia, barbecue, beautiful, January, vocabulary, binoculars, circular saw, amputation, calculation, occupation, senior citizen, computer, commuter, microcomputer, desktop computer, confusion, diffusion, infusion, transfusion, continue, discontinue, minuscule, molecule, ridicule, Cucumber, musician, tuition, document, formula, manufacture, gardenia, medallion, centrifuge, majorette, magnolia, mongolia, masculine, muscular, museum, one trillion, pavilion, perpendicular, particular, execution, pugilist, regular, irregular, singular, California, tubular, uvula, Toyota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Mercury
Words with the /j/ sound at the end
One syllable words:
- None
Two syllable words:
- None
Three or more syllable words:
- None
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