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X-ray

X-rays noun

a special photograph that shows

your bones and other parts that are

inside your body.

X-ray verb

yak

yaks noun

a wild ox with long hair

and horns that lives in the

mountains of central Asia.

Yaks eat grass and are often

used by people as a source of

food or for carrying loads.

yap

yaps yapping yapped verb

to bark in a shrill way.

yard

yards noun

an outdoor area around

a house or building

Our yard is nice and grassy.

yarn

yarns noun

wool, cotton, or another

material spun into a thread

for knitting or weaving.

yawn

yawns yawning yawned verb

to open your mouth and

breathe in deeply, usually

because you are tired or bored.

N rhymes with dawn

yawn noun

year

years noun

a period of 12 months. A year

is the time that it takes

Earth to travel once

around the Sun.

yearly adverb

yeast

noun

a yellow-brown substance

made up of tiny fungi. Yeast

is used in bread and cakes to

help them rise with air.

yell

yells yelling yelled verb

to shout or scream loudly.

He yelled at the neighbor’s

cats that were fighting outside

the window.

yell noun

yellow

noun

a color.

yesterday

adverb

on the day before today.

I went to the zoo yesterday.

yesterday noun

X-ray

chestX-ray

yacht

yachts noun

a small ship with a sail

that is usually used for

racing or pleasure, rather

than for transporting

goods or passengers.

N say yot

xylophone

xylophones noun

a musical instrument with

wooden bars on a frame. Each

bar produces a different note

when it is struck.

N say zy-luh-fone

dried yeast fresh yeast