How to Pronounce the /i/ Sound

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In this lesson, we're gonna learn all about the /i/ sound. We have provided an in-depth analysis of how you can easily pronounce it.

In this lesson, we are going to learn how the sound /i/ is produced by looking at the articulatory organs.

What Type of Sound Is /i/?

/i/ is a long vowel sound as if you are saying 'he, she, ...'

How to Produce /i/?

how to pronounce /i/

To produce it, as in the picture, open your mouth slightly, stretch apart the corner of your lips as you are smiling and make the long /i/ sound. Notice that the lips are unrounded.

/i/ is seen in such letters:

three /θriː/

need /niːd/

leave /liːv/

each /iːtʃ/

me /mi:/

he /hi:/

police /pəˈliːs/

Tip1

As you have seen before in the examples, When two dots come after the sound as in /i:/, It indicates that it is pronounced as a long vowel sound, not as a short or weak sound.

Listening

Let's listen to the pronunciation of the /i/ sound which has been mentioned below:

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