Short I Sound
I (sit, hit)

English Pronunciation, Lesson 04

The short I sound (IPA symbol: I) can be found in words such as: 
in, sit, hit, city, click, trip, winter, busy, minute.

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Watch the following video from Dave Sconda to learn how to pronounce this sound correctly:

Have you watched it? Good! Let's practice...

Say these words out loud (short I sound is bold):

1) in

2) is

3) if

4) sit

5) hit

6) click

7) spin

8) ill

9) trip

10) busy

11) minute

12) will

13) with

14) sister

15) give

16) listen

17) miss


Now say these sentences out loud (short I sound is bold):

1) Come here and sit.

2) Kate is my sister.

3) If you stay I will stay too.

4) Try to hit that ball with your bat.

5) We will have a very nice trip.

7) I am really busy at this minute.

8) They will sit with you.

9) She will give us the bill.

10) Stay here and listen to me.

11) They miss the winter.

Have you finished them all? Cool!

Well done! You have completed the short I sound lesson.

Let's move on...

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