English Highway Podcast

Pronunciation: The short /i/ (#0262)

Learn the short /i/ vowel sound using vocabulary words and
phrases.

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Today we’re going to work with the short “i” vowel sound, as in the word
“sit.” Repeat after me:

“sit”

Relax your face and say:

“sit”

Again:

“sit”

“sit”

That’s it. Let’s practice some common words with the short “i” sound.
Repeat after me:

“ship”

“ship”

“big”

Come on, put some energy into it:

“big”

“pig”

“ring”

“wing”

Good job, once again:

“ship”

“big”

“pig”

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 “ring”

“wing”

Good job. Now let’s practice some short phrases. Repeat after me:

“the big ship”

“the big ship”

“big”

“ship”

“the big ship”

“He will fix the big ship.”

Way to go. Let’s practice with another example. Repeat after me:

“Kim”

“live”

“Where does Kim live?”

And again, come on. You can do it, I know it. Repeat after me:

“Where does Kim live?”

Good job. An answer to that could be, repeat after me:

“Kim lives next door.”

And again:

“Kim lives next door.”

Good job. Let’s keep at it. Repeat after me:

“kid”

“Jim”

“The kid’s name is Jim.”

Good job. And again:

“The kid’s name is Jim.”

That’s it. Let’s keep practicing. Repeat after me:

“swim”

“swim”

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 “spring”

“spring”

These words are hard. Come on, one last time:

“swim”

“spring”

Good. Once again:

“swim”

“spring”

Good. Now let’s try them in a sentence. Repeat after me:

“I like to swim in the spring.”

One more time, you can do it:

“I like to swim in the spring.”

That’s it. Let’s practice another sentence. Repeat after me:

“trip”

“fish”

“We ate great fish on our trip.”

One more time, I wanna hear it. Come on, shout it out:

“We ate great fish on our trip.”

That’s great. Here’s another example. Repeat after me:

“gift”

“first”

“You gave me the first gift.”

That was tough. Repeat after me:

“first gift”

Stretch the words:

“first”

“gift”

“You gave me the first gift.”

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 Great job. Now, let’s practice some words that have the short “i” sound
but are hard to pronounce. Repeat after me:

“width”

“built”

“disk”

“print”

You can do it, come on:

“print”

“skim”

“drink”

“grill”

Good job. Let’s practice them all one more time. Repeat after me:

“width”

“built”

“disk”

Come on, faster:

“print”

“skim”

“drink”

“grill”
Fantastic! Those were some really hard words. Don’t worry if you don’t
know the meaning of all these words or if you can’t pronounce them
perfectly. We will continue to practice these sounds in the coming
lessons.

Let’s finish this session with five more words. Repeat after me:

“still”

“Swiss”

“swing”

“mill”

“think”

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 You got it! You did great. Sometimes the short “i” sound can be very
hard to say. But relax your face and practice it as many times as you
can. Choose a simple word with a short “i” sound and repeat it several
times. For example, “sit,” “sit,” “sit.”

That’s it because remember, practice makes perfect!

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Additional practice: Short “i” vowel sound

Words:
sit
ship
big
pig
ring
wing
the big ship
Kim
live
kid
Jim
swim
spring
trip
fish
gift
first
width
built
disk
print
skim
drink
grill
still
Swiss
swing
mill
think

Sentences:
“He will fix the big ship.”
“Where does Kim live?”
“Kim lives next door.”
“The kid’s name is Jim.”
“I like to swim in the spring.”
“We ate great fish on our trip.”
“You gave me the first gift.”

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