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 word "you" begins with the sound /j/.

• /j/ is called the palatal approximant (or semi-vowel) in English phonetics.

• It sounds like the "y" in yes, yellow, you.