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Objective: Learning the long I sound and finding out the words troubling you.
- Please read the tip on the long I sound.
- Remember the long I sound is the letter i with a bar above as 1 and have the
same sound as that of the letter I itself.
- Click here to see all the patterns for the long I sound or right click the list box to choose a pattern.
- In this example, if
the letter I is followed by ND, then I is pronounced as itself. If you learn the word
bind, you can
apply the pattern to remember that the letter I is pronounced as the sound
of the letter I itself.
- Use our auto-play feature and other useful features to help you practice the words.
Using the video clips to guide you where you shall position for the long I
sound.
In the following list of words, the letter I in all of the words is
pronounced as the letter I itself because of the silent E rule.
| English Sound |
Common Error |
Solution |
Speakers |
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1 |
buy |
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Start with tongue low front |
Arabic, French, Italian, Swedish, Thai, |
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1 |
buy |
oy |
boy |
Start with tongue low front |
Farsi |
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1 |
fire |
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Tongue low front to high
front to centre. |
Arabic, Farsi, French, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Thai, |
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If you feel comfortable pronouncing a word, you can remove the word by pressing the delete key.
If you feel the need to practice a word, you can add the word by clicking the Red Arrow button.
You will need to invest 15 to 30 minutes a day to go through the list. It may take a week for you to go through the list. Don't worry about whether you remember the pattern or not because you will remember it later.
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