Yes, the Y sound is a voiced sound.

Yes, the Y sound is a Lingua-palatal sound?

Yes, the Y sound is a glide.

How to make the “y” sound:

• Raise the tip of the tongue towards the top of the mouth.  The middle portion of your tongue also needs to rise, but usually by raising the tip of the tongue, the middle portion will follow.
• Turn on your voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds.  Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of “y” and “s”, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of “s”, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of “y”, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)
• Breathe out and let the air flow over the the raised portion of the tongue and out the mouth.

Tricks and Tips for producing the “w” sound:

• Tell the child to smile as big as they can while saying “eeee” like the middle of “cheese”.
• Have the child hold the “eee” sound and then switch the “ahhh” sound they would make at a doctor’s office. Keep repeating between “eee’ and “ahhh”, and you should hear the “y” sound in between.
• Challenge the child to a ninja chopping contest.  Chop an imaginary block of wood.  Every time you chop, say “yah” like a ninja would!

1. Yes
2. You
3. Yellow
4. Yo-Yo
5. Yeti
6. Yuck
7. Yogurt
8. Young
9. Yard
10. Yell
11. Use
12. Yarn
13. Yawn
14. Yam
15. Yolk
16. Year
17. Yours
18. Yet
19. Utah
20. Unite

1. Coyote
2. Kayak
3. Papaya
4. Yo-Yo
5. Lawyer
6. Royal
7. Reuse
8. New York
9. Loyal
10. Australia

If you are looking for tips and tricks on how to produce the perfect Y sounds; click the link below:

Y Overview

Target the Y sound at the isolation level with 3 different activities: Isolation Animation, Pop the Bubbles, and Click the Button!

 

Target Y at the syllable level with our virtual flashcards!

 

We have three activities for targeting Y at the word level: 1.) Classic flashcards with initial, medial, final, and mixed sets. 2.) Minimal Pair Sliders 3.) Name the Photos (Have the computer give you feedback on your sound productions!)

 

Y phrase flashcards with sets targeting Y in the initial, medial, final, and mixed positions!

 

Target Y at the sentence level with our rotating sentences activity!

 

Our Y story is full of Y target sounds and tongue twisters! Read it yourself or play it out loud and then repeat it back!

 

We have two ways to target Y at the conversation level: 1.) Silly story scenes full of Y target words. 2.) Conversation starter questions.

Y Virtual Materials

Y Flashcards

Y Progression Cards

Y Soccer Shootout

Y Paint

Y Spot It

Y Escape From Dragon's Dungeon

Y Fish's Flight to Freedom

Y Witch's Brew

Y Summer Sundae Dash

Y Fall Apple Quest

Y Halloween Candy Chompers

Y Thanksgiving Treats

Y Cupid's Valentines Candies

Y Marshmallows' Mad Dash

Y Unicorn Artic Derby

Y Train Track Dash

Y Space Race

Y Flashlight Finder

Y Feed the Bear

Y Pumpkin Carving

Y Build-a-Snowman

Y Thanksgiving Dinner

Y Jeopardy

Y Tic-Tac-Toe

Y Candy Land

Y Connect 4

Y Battleship

Y Artic Ninja

Y Cat Run

Y Volt Runner

Y Artic Clicker

Y Pizza Jumper

Y Artic Cruiser

Y Space Invaders

Y Spot the Differences

Y Dino Hop

Y Matching

Y Treasure Hunt

Y Crossword

Y Word Find 1

Y Word Find 2

 

Y Boom Cards