you
PronouncedYOO
pronounThe person or people you are talking or writing to.
pronounAny person, when you are talking about people in general.
"you" does not follow standard phonics patterns and should be memorized.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Letter Y (Consonant)
Sound“y”·/j/
At the start of a word or syllable, Y makes the /j/ sound, like in 'yes', 'yet', and 'yell'.
Y at the beginning of a word acts as a consonant and makes the /j/ sound. In the middle or end of a word, Y acts as a vowel (gym, happy, my). Context determines which role Y plays.
Tip
Y at the start says /j/ — yes, you got it!
Examples
Phonics Rule: OU says “oo”
Sound“oo”·/uː/
OU can say the long “oo” sound, like in 'soup', 'group', and 'you'.
OU is a flexible vowel team. Besides its common “ow” sound (out, loud), it can say “oo” as in soup, group, you, youth, and wound.
Tip
OU can say oo — soup, group, you!
Examples
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