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Letter: 'e' is in the article 'the' is Pronounced as [ / i / ] and [ /? / ]
Comparison : long [ /i:/] and short [ /i/]
Words: long [ /i:/ ] highlighted as bold and short [ / i / ] highlighted as in the Red
colour
Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound
sentences
Sentence : short [ / i / ] highlighted as in the Red colour and long [/i:/]
highlighted as bold
Read each sentences aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.
1. The width of the sleeves still needs to fit my neat linen jacket.
2. I am not particularly keen to give the victory to a different team.
3. These silver rings belonged to Queen Elizabeth.
4. Tim is completely out of Nina's league and she isn't keen on being chased him.
5. There is a little something missing in this meal. Have you tried to add some dill?
6. My next of kin, Mr. Bean, is a Dean of Leeds University.
verses
He is an English man
For he himself has said it,
And it's greatly to his credit,
That he is an English man !
- Lesson 9: The [ /? / ]sound As In "box"
Short vowel [ /? / ] Speech organs Position The lips are coming forward a little, but not tight; the jaw is reasonably relaxed and quite open, and the back of the tongue is slightly rising in the mouth. The sound pronounced in the back of the mouth....
- Lesson 7: The [ / I / ]sound As In "pit"
Short Vowel [ /i / ] Speech organs Position The front of the tongue comes high in the front of the mouth, not quite as high as the long [/i:/] sound (Lesson 4) and just a fraction back. Words Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your...
- Lesson 6: The [ /? / ] (neutral Vowel)sound As In "banana"
Short Vowel [ /? / ] Speech organs Position Jaw is half open, relaxed tongue and lips.Middle of the tongue is halfway up.Tongue position is a bit lower than when pronouncing [ /??/] (Lesson 5) Tongue is not going forward. The sound is very short....
- Lesson 4 : The [ / I?/] Sound As In "feet"
Long Vowel [ /i?/ ] Speech organs Position Tip of the tongue is always behind the teeth, Jaw fairly closed, lips relaxed, not pulled back and the front of the tongue high and forward in the mouth. words Look at the mouth diagram to help you...
- Lesson 2: The / U?/ Sound As In "beauty"
Long Vowel / u? / Speech organs Position JAW is almost closed , lips pushed forward tightly into almost a whistle shape , at the same time the back of the tongue rises up towards the soft palate at the back of the mouth Words Look at the mouth...
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Comparison [ /? / ] - [ / i / ] and [ / i / ] - [ / i: / ]
Letter: 'e' is in the article 'the' is Pronounced as [ / i / ] and [ /? / ]
Letter: 'e' is Pronounced as [ / i / ] in 'pit' [----------------- ] Letter 'e' is pronounced as a
(Lesson 7) when the next word begins [ -------------------- ] schwa [ /? / ] in 'banana'
with a Vowel [ -------------- ] (Lesson 6) when the next word
---] begins with a Consonant
the instrument ---- - ---------------------------- the skill
the only-------------------------------------------the pill
the Upper House -------------------------------- the ship
the odd ----------------------------------------- the pitch
the elision ----------------------------------- the gymnast
the illness ------------------------------------------ the kin
the Upper House -------------------------------- the ship
the odd ----------------------------------------- the pitch
the enquiry ---------------------------------- the kitchen
the oak ----------------------------------------- the coffinthe elision ----------------------------------- the gymnast
the illness ------------------------------------------ the kin
Comparison : long [ /i:/] and short [ /i/]
[/i:/] ---------------------- [ /i/]
reason ------------------- risen
been ------------------- bin
ease ------------------- is
sleep ------------------- slip
cheap ---------------- chip
wheat ------------------wit
leap ------------------ -lip
feet ------------------- fit
team ----------------- Tim
beast ------------------ bit
queen ------------------kin
deal ------------------ dill
need -----------------Nick
leek ------------------lyric
people ------------------pitch
greed ----------------grid
leave ----------------- live
sneaky -----------------snip
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reason ------------------- risen
been ------------------- bin
ease ------------------- is
sleep ------------------- slip
cheap ---------------- chip
wheat ------------------wit
leap ------------------ -lip
feet ------------------- fit
team ----------------- Tim
beast ------------------ bit
queen ------------------kin
deal ------------------ dill
need -----------------Nick
leek ------------------lyric
people ------------------pitch
greed ----------------grid
leave ----------------- live
sneaky -----------------snip
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Words: long [ /i:/ ] highlighted as bold and short [ / i / ] highlighted as in the Red
colour
Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound
believe
reveal
defeat
recede
retrieve
receipt
greasy
easy
sneezing
thesis
seeing
serene
relieve
repeat
meeting
yielding
seizing
freezing
reveal
defeat
recede
retrieve
receipt
greasy
easy
sneezing
thesis
seeing
serene
relieve
repeat
meeting
yielding
seizing
freezing
sentences
Sentence : short [ / i / ] highlighted as in the Red colour and long [/i:/]
highlighted as bold
Read each sentences aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.
1. The width of the sleeves still needs to fit my neat linen jacket.
2. I am not particularly keen to give the victory to a different team.
3. These silver rings belonged to Queen Elizabeth.
4. Tim is completely out of Nina's league and she isn't keen on being chased him.
5. There is a little something missing in this meal. Have you tried to add some dill?
6. My next of kin, Mr. Bean, is a Dean of Leeds University.
verses
He is an English man
For he himself has said it,
And it's greatly to his credit,
That he is an English man !
- Lesson 9: The [ /? / ]sound As In "box"
Short vowel [ /? / ] Speech organs Position The lips are coming forward a little, but not tight; the jaw is reasonably relaxed and quite open, and the back of the tongue is slightly rising in the mouth. The sound pronounced in the back of the mouth....
- Lesson 7: The [ / I / ]sound As In "pit"
Short Vowel [ /i / ] Speech organs Position The front of the tongue comes high in the front of the mouth, not quite as high as the long [/i:/] sound (Lesson 4) and just a fraction back. Words Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your...
- Lesson 6: The [ /? / ] (neutral Vowel)sound As In "banana"
Short Vowel [ /? / ] Speech organs Position Jaw is half open, relaxed tongue and lips.Middle of the tongue is halfway up.Tongue position is a bit lower than when pronouncing [ /??/] (Lesson 5) Tongue is not going forward. The sound is very short....
- Lesson 4 : The [ / I?/] Sound As In "feet"
Long Vowel [ /i?/ ] Speech organs Position Tip of the tongue is always behind the teeth, Jaw fairly closed, lips relaxed, not pulled back and the front of the tongue high and forward in the mouth. words Look at the mouth diagram to help you...
- Lesson 2: The / U?/ Sound As In "beauty"
Long Vowel / u? / Speech organs Position JAW is almost closed , lips pushed forward tightly into almost a whistle shape , at the same time the back of the tongue rises up towards the soft palate at the back of the mouth Words Look at the mouth...