{"id":2103,"date":"2012-10-05T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2012-09-13T22:53:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T02:53:35","slug":"vowel-sounds-looking-at-the-letter-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/vowel-sounds-looking-at-the-letter-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Vowel sounds: Looking at the letter i"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The next letter in this series looking at vowel sounds in English is the letter ‘i’.\u00a0 This is an interesting vowel because it is one of the only letters of the English alphabet that is a word in itself, as in the word for the first person pronoun in English \u2018I\u2019.\u00a0 The only other letter that shares this characteristic in English is also a vowel and it is the letter \u2018a,\u2019 which is the indefinite article used with words that start with a consonant.\u00a0 Today we are looking at how to make the two sounds of the letter \u2018i.\u2019<\/p>\n

i (short vowel sound)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This sound is made with the jaw slightly open, the lips unrounded, and the tongue slightly tense at a mid-level in the mouth.\u00a0 The tongue does not move as you make this sound.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Example words:
\nbri<\/strong>dge<\/em>
\nchi<\/strong>ldren<\/em>
\nfi<\/strong>fth<\/em>
\ni<\/strong>nk<\/em>
\nmi<\/strong>st<\/em>
\npi<\/strong>t<\/em>
\nthi<\/strong>nk<\/em>
\nwi<\/strong>dth<\/em><\/p>\n

i (long vowel sound)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This sound is made with sound moving from the back to the front of the mouth.\u00a0 To make this sound the lips are open and move to a more closed “smiling” position.\u00a0 The jaw and tongue start out relaxed and as they move up in the mouth they become tense.\u00a0 Hint: try to make this sound in slow motion and pay attention to how your mouth changes in shape.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Example words:
\nadvi<\/strong>ce<\/em>
\narri<\/strong>ve<\/em>
\ndri<\/strong>ve<\/em>
\nf<\/em>ine<\/em>
\ni<\/strong>ce<\/em>
\nmi<\/strong>le<\/em>
\nni<\/strong>ce<\/em>
\nrepti<\/strong>le<\/em><\/p>\n

Here is another quick grouping exercise for you to practice what you just learned about the short and long sounds of the letter \u2018i. \u2018 Look at the six words below and group them by whether they have either a short or long \u2018i\u2019 sound.\u00a0 Hint: There are three words with short \u2018i\u2019 sounds and three with long \u2018i\u2019 sounds.<\/p>\n

Once you have finished deciding which group each word belongs to you can check your answers by clicking on this link where you can also hear the words being said: http:\/\/www.abcfastphonics.com\/vowel-letters\/vowel-i.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

insect
\nbird
\niceberg
\nkite
\npanic
\nbite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The next letter in this series looking at vowel sounds in English is the letter ‘i’.\u00a0 This is an interesting vowel because it is one of the only letters of the English alphabet that is a word in itself, as in the word for the first person pronoun in English \u2018I\u2019.\u00a0 The only other letter…<\/p>\n

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