Mr. Steve Ask Y
4/18/2022 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Rise and Shine - Mr. Steve, the Music Man - If I Could Ask Y
What decides the sound a “Y” makes? Mr. Steve, The Music Man shares his latest song with “Rise and Shine” to get to the bottom of the question!
Rise and Shine is a local public television program presented by Arkansas PBS
Mr. Steve Ask Y
4/18/2022 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
What decides the sound a “Y” makes? Mr. Steve, The Music Man shares his latest song with “Rise and Shine” to get to the bottom of the question!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ How do you know how the letter Y sounds ♪ ♪ It's all about where the Y can be found ♪ ♪ If Y is the first letter that you can see ♪ ♪ It sounds like a yuh like Yosemite ♪ ♪ But if the Y comes at the end of a word ♪ ♪ It could sound like I, which I know sounds absurd ♪ ♪ Cry, shy, fry, and dry ♪ ♪ Fly, my, and why ♪ (gentle music) ♪ If I could ask why ♪ ♪ Why do you sound like I ♪ ♪ Why do you sound like I ♪ ♪ If a two syllable word ends in a Y ♪ ♪ then it sounds like an E ♪ ♪ Now let's give it a try ♪ ♪ Baby, and candy, and windy, and city ♪ ♪ Penny, and tiny, and 40, and 50 ♪ ♪ If I could ask why ♪ ♪ Gee, why do you sound like E ♪ ♪ Why do you sound like E ♪ ♪ Now, if the Y comes after an A ♪ ♪ Then it could sound like birthday, hooray ♪ ♪ Now that you know that Y sound alternates ♪ ♪ Now you can practice your Y ♪ ♪ So why wait ♪ ♪ If I could ask Y ♪ ♪ Hey, why do you sound like A ♪ ♪ Why do you sound like A, and E, and I ♪ (gentle music continues)
Rise and Shine is a local public television program presented by Arkansas PBS