Day 15 --- The Short I Sound

         
   
  Objective: Learning the short I sound and finding out the words troubling you
  1. Please read the tip on the short I sound.
  2. Remember the short I sound is the letter I with a check-like symbol above as 4.
  3. In most cases, when the letter I is followed by two consonants, the letter I is pronounced as the short I sound. Click here to see all the patterns for the short I sound or right click the list box to choose a pattern.
  4. In this example, the letter A is pronounced as the short I sound if a word ending with AGE as average.

Using the video clips to guide you where you shall position for the short I sound.

In the following example, you will learn that the letter I is pronounced as the short I sound when the words contain only the vowel letter I. You can practice the list of words to help you get rid of your accents. You can also compare the words boot, beat, bit, it, bite, boat, bought, etc, and test your listening.

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