See /i:/ and If /I/

Last time when talking about pronunciation we practised these two sounds.

Today, another pair of sounds (vowel) that might be confusing:

/i:/   and  /I/

                                                          

The first (left) sound is much longer and requires almost a smile ;) like in these words:

green

bead

reason

meal

feet

cheek

deep

each

The second sound (right) lasts shorter and requires a bit of a gloomy face ;) like in these words:

pig

miss

fit

chick

dip

itch

sit

lid

Mind the difference in the following sentences:

The beans/bins were quite cheap.

I'm going to leave/live with my brother.

Did you feel/fill it ?

The peach/pitch was bad.

He beat/bit the dog.

The children were badly beaten/bitten.

Practice makes perfect and you should already know this guy;) 

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Now, are you ready for some tongue twisters? Here you are:

Denise sees the fleece,
Denise sees the fleas.
At least Denise could sneeze
and feed and freeze the fleas.

The sheep on the ship slipped on the sheet of sleet.

The keen king kissed the quick queen on her green ring.

I need not your needles, they're needless to me;
For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;
But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,
I then should have need of your needles indeed.

If your tongue looks pretty much like this one below, it means you did a good job ;)

source: google images, youtube, 'sounds english'- a pronunciation practice book.