Pronunciation - long /ɪ/ and short/i:/ sounds - FLASHCARDS ONLY
practice the pronunciation of minimal pairs with the long /ɪ/ and short /i:/ sounds
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| Bid. He put a bid on the painting. | Bead. The girl is wearing a bead necklace. |
| Bin. Put the trash in that bin. | Bean. I want to buy a bean bag. |
| Bit. Just wait a little bit. | Beat. You beat me in that chess game. |
| Bitch. A headache can be a bitch. | Beach. We're going to the beach tomorrow. |
| Chick. A young chicken is called a chick. | Cheek. She kissed him on his cheek. |
| Chip. These plates chip really easily. | Cheap. These plates are really cheap. |
| Chip. I need a new chip for my cell phone. | Cheap. These shoes are really cheap. |
| Chit. I wasn't interested in his chit chat. | Cheat. I've heard you cheat on your wife. |
| Did. What did you do? | Deed. I've finished writing the deed. |
| Dip. What kind of dip are you preparing? | Deep. Take a deep breath. |
| Fill. Could you fill out this form, please? | Feel. I don't feel so well today. |
| Fist. He pounded his fist on the table. | Feast. We're are having a feast for our silver wedding. |
| Fit. He's always very fit. | Feet. My feet hurt. |
| Gin. Would you like to drink some gin? | Gene. Specific research is being done on gene therapy. |
| Grid. That's a metal grid. | Greed. He let his greed get the best of him. |
| Grin. “Agreed,” he said with a grin. | Green. These leaves are so green. |
| Hid. He hid his identity for years. | Heed. We must take heed of the suggestions. |
| Hill. They were climbing a steep hill. | He’ll. He'll call you, for sure! |
| Hip. One of his hands brushed her hip lightly. | Heap. There's a heap of dirty dishes in the sink. |
| His. She is a friend of his. | He’s. He's one of my best friends. |
| Hit. He hit the jackpot! | Heat. I can't stand this heat. |
| Ill. I think she is really ill. | Eel. Have you ever eaten eel? |
| Is. I know what it is. | Ease. Jane is totally at ease. |
| It. What is it? | Eat. Are you going to eat it? |
| Itch. He had an itch on his back. | Each. I have a gift for each one of you. |
| Kip. He's going to kip. (British English - informal = sleep) | Keep. Can you keep a secret? |
| Knit. I'd like to learn to knit. | Neat. Your office is so neat. |
| Lick. Sammy gave his fingers a long lick. | Leak. I think there's a leak in the bathroom. |
| Lid. Put a lid on that pot. | Lead. She's going to lead the negotiations. |
| Lip. She bit her lower lip. | Leap. What is a February leap year? |
| Mill. My grandfather had a coffee mill. | Meal. Are you ready for your meal? |
| Mitt. We recommend using an oven mitt. | Meet. What time should we meet? |
| Pick. I'll pick you up at seven. | Peek. Let me take a peek. |
| Pill. I need to take my pill. | Peel. Can you peel this orange for me, please? |
| Pip. This orange has no pip at all. | Peep. Jonathan took a peep at his watch. |
| Piss. The dog took a piss on the carpet. | Peace. I need my peace of mind. |
| Pitch. This room is pitch black. | Peach. Would you like a peach? |
| Risen. Apartment prices have risen so much lately. | Reason. There's no reason for you to be upset. |
| **** | Sheet |
| Ship. They will come by ship. | She has many sheep in her farm. |
| Sick. Are you feeling sick? | Seek. I need to seek a new job. |
| Sill. She put a vase with flowers on the window sill. | Seal. You need to seal the envelope. |
| Sim. I bought a Sim video game. | Seem. You seem bothered with something. |
| Sin. It's not a sin to wish for a new car. | Scene. Please, don't make a scene! |
| Sit. Why don't you sit down? | Seat. Please, have a seat. |
| Skim. It took me an hour to skim the book. | Scheme. That's an evil scheme. |
| Slip. Careful! You can slip and fall. | Sleep. I need eight hours of sleep every night. |
| Still. You need to stay still. | Steal. I think that guy is stealing your car. |
| Till. It won't be long now till our wedding day. | Teal. My favorite color is teal. |
| Tin. Albert got the cookies out of the tin. | Teen. She'll be a teen next year. |
| BID | BEAD |
| BIN | BEAN |
| BIT | BEAT |
| BITCH | BEACH |
| CHICK | CHEEK |
| CHIP | CHEAP |
| CHIT | CHEAT |
| DID | DEED |
| DIP | DEEP |
| FILL | FEEL |
| FIST | FEAST |
| FIT | FEET |
| GIN | GENE |
| GRID | GREED |
| GRIN | GREEN |
| HID | HEED |
| HILL | HE'LL - HEEL - HEAL |
| HIP | HEAP |
| HIS | HE'S |
| HIT | HEAT |
| ILL | EEL |
| IS | EASE |
| IT | EAT |
| ITCH | EACH |
| KIP | KEEP |
| KNIT | NEAT |
| LICK | LEAK |
| LID | LEAD |
| LIP | LEAP |
| MILL | MEAL |
| MITT | MEET - MEAT |
| PICK | PEAK |
| PILL | PEEL |
| PIP | PEEP |
| PISS | PEACE |
| PITCH | PEACH |
| RISEN | REASON |
| SHIP | SHEEP |
| SICK | SEEK |
| SILL | SEAL |
| SIM | SEEM |
| SIN | SCENE |
| SIT | SEAT |
| SKIM | SCHEME |
| SLIP | SLEEP |
| STILL | STEEL - STEAL |
| TILL | TEAL |
| TIN | TEEN |