Long /iː/ vs. Short /ɪ/ Vowels

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Instructions

Listen to the audio examples, record your voice to compare, and practice distinguishing between these two similar vowel sounds.

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Activities

• Target Text: I see a big ship.
  Phonetic Hint: /aɪ siː ə bɪɡ ʃɪp/
  Translation: ฉันเห็นเรือลำใหญ่
• Target Text: The sheep eat grass.
  Phonetic Hint: /ðə ʃiːp iːt ɡræs/
  Translation: แกะกินหญ้า
• Target Text: Where do you live?
  Phonetic Hint: /weər duː juː lɪv/
  Translation: คุณอาศัยอยู่ที่ไหน
• Target Text: Please do not leave.
  Phonetic Hint: /pliːz duː nɒt liːv/
  Translation: โปรดอย่าเพิ่งไป
• Target Text: This is my seat.
  Phonetic Hint: /ðɪs ɪz maɪ siːt/
  Translation: นี่คือที่นั่งของฉัน
• Target Text: Sit down on the chair.
  Phonetic Hint: /sɪt daʊn ɒn ðə tʃeər/
  Translation: นั่งลงบนเก้าอี้
• Target Text: The water is deep.
  Phonetic Hint: /ðə ˈwɔːtər ɪz diːp/
  Translation: น้ำลึกมาก
• Target Text: Take a quick dip.
  Phonetic Hint: /teɪk ə kwɪk dɪp/
  Translation: จุ่มลงไปเร็วๆ
• Target Text: He likes to sleep.
  Phonetic Hint: /hiː laɪks tuː sliːp/
  Translation: เขาชอบนอนหลับ
• Target Text: Do not slip on the ice.
  Phonetic Hint: /duː nɒt slɪp ɒn ðə aɪs/
  Translation: อย่าลื่นล้มบนน้ำแข็ง
• Focus: Vowel /iː/ vs /ɪ/
  Options:

  • sheep
  • ship
  Correct Answer: sheep
• Focus: Vowel /iː/ vs /ɪ/
  Options:

  • leave
  • live
  Correct Answer: live
• Focus: Vowel /iː/ vs /ɪ/
  Options:

  • seat
  • sit
  Correct Answer: seat
• Focus: Vowel /iː/ vs /ɪ/
  Options:

  • feet
  • fit
  Correct Answer: fit
• Focus: Vowel /iː/ vs /ɪ/
  Options:

  • eat
  • it
  Correct Answer: eat
• Audio Text: He wants to leave now.
  Words:

  • He
  • wants
  • to
  • leave
  • now.
  Distractors:

  • live
  • two
• Audio Text: This ship is big.
  Words:

  • This
  • ship
  • is
  • big.
  Distractors:

  • sheep
  • these
• Audio Text: Please sit down here.
  Words:

  • Please
  • sit
  • down
  • here.
  Distractors:

  • seat
  • hear