American English Vowel Sounds: /ɪ/, IH as in SILVER

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In this lesson you will learn everything you need to know about pronouncing the /ɪ/, IH as in SILVER vowel sound in American English.

Here’s what we will cover:

1. Exactly how to move the mouth to make this sound
2. Minimal pair listening practice to help you differentiate /ɪ/, IH as in SILVER from /i/, E as in GREEN
3. Imitation of this sound in words and sentences

Practice words and sentences from this lesson:

Limit

What’s the limit?

I think I’ve reached my limit.

Simple

It seems pretty simple.

It’s a simple procedure.

Miss

I miss you.

You just missed him.

Finish

I’m almost finished.

Let’s finish this later.

Business

I own my own business.

Business is good!

Beginning

Let’s start at the beginning.

It’s really beginning to bother me.

Continue

This can’t continue.

We will continue this tomorrow.

Responsibility

It’s a big responsibility

That’s not her responsibility.

Deliver

Do they deliver?

It was delivered on Friday.

Interested

They seem really interested.

I’m not interested.

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100 Super Common /ɪ/, IH as in SILVER Words

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