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The Case of the "INVISIBLE" Y or Why Is There a Y in You and NOT in Union (YOONYUN), Eunice, and Huge? AVKO "Great Idea" Reprint Series No. 619.
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McCabe, Don – 1982
All consonant sounds involving the sound /y/ omit the letter Y, such as few, cute, immune, and view. Perhaps 75% of high school students whose formal reading level is below seventh grade will not be able to pronounce these words that contain the "invisible" Y sound. Good students usually do not have to be taught this pattern, but average…
Descriptors: Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Elementary Secondary Education, Phonics