Pronunciation /ɪ/ and /iː/ Pronounce the following pairs of words, paying particular attention to the vowels sheep, ship sleep, slip eat, it feat, fit seat, sit beach, bitch cheap, chip beat, bit leave, live 10 read, rid Practice: hit, cheek, big, sheet, gin, sip, keep, kill, teeth, chip, jeep, ship, zip, sheep, zeal, see, gill, deal, tip, peep, did, pig, beat, cheat, lit, mean, Read aloud the following extracts, paying particular attention to the words with the vowel /ɪ/ and /iː/ You need to proof-read your report carefully before you submit it Please read it again Mr Green was grinning from ear to ear when he knew that his six pretty little sisters living in the city were going to visit him Sit on this seat and see if these slippers fit your feet What was he bitching about? The ship beached near the port This problem is a real bitch The keen king kissed the quick queen on her green ring A green bee lit a tree with heat of its sting A silly witch hit this shit a bit 10 The sheep on the ship slipped on the sheet of sleet Write sentences including the words with the vowel /ɪ/ and /iː/ Don’t worry too much about the sentences making much sense! ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………