/iː/ — the /iː/ sound
the /iː/ sound
Vowels · Single vowels
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How to make it
Tongue high and forward, lips spread as in a smile, and hold it long.
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Rachel's English · American English - EE [i] Vowel - How to make the EE Vowel Watch on YouTube
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Words with this sound
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be
/bi/
bee
/biː/
each
/iːtʃ/
eat
/it/
he
/hi/
me
/mi/
sea
/siː/
see
/siː/
she
/ʃi/
tea
/tiː/
we
/wiː/
any
/ˈeni/
Minimal pairs
Two words that differ by exactly one sound. Listen until you can tell them apart, then say them yourself.
- iː
feel
/fiːl/
ɪfill
/fɪl/
- iː
feed
/fiːd/
efed
/ˈfed/
- iː
eat
/it/
æat
/æt/
- iː
he
/hi/
ɑːhah
/hɑː/
- iː
feel
/fiːl/
ɔːfall
/fɔːl/
- iː
feel
/fiːl/
ʊfull
/fʊl/
- iː
he
/hi/
uːwho
/huː/
- iː
sheet
/ʃit/
ʌshut
/ʃʌt/
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