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This collection of videos relates to the pronunciation of the EE [i] sound.

How to Say BEACH vs. BITCH and SHEET vs. SHIT

How to Say BEACH vs. BITCH and SHEET vs. SHIT

These word pairs can be tricky ... and embarrassing.  Say the right word by mastering the difference in vowel sounds in these pairs. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVJ-kEAx7Pw Video Text: In this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EE [i] as in SHE, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, Specific Words, Videos Tagged With: Comparison, Cuss Words

How to Pronounce the Letter Y

How to Pronounce the Letter Y

Since English is not phonetic, the letter Y doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways.  Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AI [aɪ] as in BUY, EE [i] as in SHE, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, IPA, Alphabet, and Letters, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, Videos, Y [j] as in YES Tagged With: Many Ways One Thing Can Be Pronounced

Visit Coney Island!

Visit Coney Island!

Come for a visit to New York’s Coney Island!  You’ll study real English conversation and see reductions in action. Plus, you get to see Rachel get scared on a ride! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, EE [i] as in SHE, in a Word, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: BECAUSE Reduction, Culture, Most Popular, Real Life English, Silent Letters, THEM Reduction, TS Cluster, Words that Begin with H Reductions

EE vs. IH, Long and Short Vowels

EE vs. IH, Long and Short Vowels

Lots of people talk about long and short vowels – I think that’s the wrong way to talk about it!  I believe vowels don’t just have a length on their own.  Length depends, most of all, on the stress of the syllable. YouTube blocked? Click here to see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EE [i] as in SHE, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, Videos Tagged With: Comparison

How to Pronounce EE vs. IH, leave vs. live

How to Pronounce EE vs. IH, leave vs. live

These two vowels are two of the hardest for non-native speakers to distinguish.  Feel confident in developing two clearly different vowel sounds. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuK3A3pBQlc Video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EE [i] as in SHE, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, Videos Tagged With: Comparison

How to Pronounce the Letter I

How to Pronounce the Letter I

Since English is not phonetic, the letter I doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways.  Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, AI [aɪ] as in BUY, EE [i] as in SHE, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, IPA, Alphabet, and Letters, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, Videos, Y [j] as in YES Tagged With: Many Ways One Thing Can Be Pronounced

How to Pronounce the Letter E

How to Pronounce the Letter E

Since English is not phonetic, the letter E doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways.  Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, AY [eɪ] as in SAY, EE [i] as in SHE, EH [ɛ] as in BED, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, IPA, Alphabet, and Letters, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, Videos Tagged With: Many Ways One Thing Can Be Pronounced

English: How to Pronounce EE [i] Vowel

English: How to Pronounce EE [i] Vowel

English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right:  study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EE [i] as in SHE, Videos Tagged With: Sound How-To

Vowel Comparison

Vowel Comparison

It can be helpful to see all of the Vowel sounds of American English in a row.  How does the mouth move, what has to change to make the different sounds? YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, AW [ɔ] as in LAW, EE [i] as in SHE, EH [ɛ] as in BED, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, OO [u] as in BOO, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, UH [ʊ] as in BOOK, UH [ʌ] as in BUTTER, UR [ɜ] as in BIRD, Videos

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