Question

The phonemic symbol of the initial sound in the word “you” is

• A. /ʤ/
• B. /j/
• C. /ʧ/
• D. /ʒ/

Answer 1

Answer:

B. /j/

The initial sound in the word “you” is the /j/ sound, as in:

• /juː/ = "you"

This /j/ is a voiced palatal approximant, similar to the “y” sound in “yes”, “yellow”, and “young”.