Name the Vowels- a song for young children

[W101girl]

a e i o u

and then sometimes y

All the rest are consonants.

Now vowels I can spy.

[cowfluf7]

i knew the 'sometimes y' thing.

[ctgg83]

since when was Y a vowel???!!!!

not in England!

dont think I'l be letting the kids watch this one.

Thanks AnYwaY<------ ???

[Grancie48]

Even in England, Y is a consonant only when it makes the sound you hear in yellow or yo-yo. Y is a vowel when it makes either of the sounds you hear at the end of cry or penny. It is also a vowel when it is part of the vowel digraph ay as in maybe.

[omigrad]

@Grancie48 And may I add in the middle of a word such as "syllable" or "cyst" as an "i" substitute. :)

[Grancie48]

@omigrad absolutely!

[TheDanIsDaMan]

What do you mean by 'and then sometimes y' because y isn't a vowel.

[Grancie48]

Y is a consonant when it makes the sound you hear in yellow or yo-yo. Y is a vowel when it makes either of the sounds you hear at the end of cry or penny. It is also a vowel when it is part of the vowel digraph ay as in maybe.