/ɪ/ vs /eɪ/ Comparison Drill

This page contains the following:

• A vowel chart showing the difference in tongue position for the two vowels
• A recording comparing the two sounds in real English words (press the "download" button to save it offline).
• The list of the English words in the recording (in order).

If I directed you to this page, be sure to spend to listen to this recording and mimic it as many times as you can and wait 24 hours before you re-submit.  The more you listen and rest, the more you will be able to tune this vowel.

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Visual Comparison

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Word  Comparison List

/ɪ/

sit
bid
give
his
lick
bin
sim
piss
ship
tip
pill
tick
brick

/eɪ/

sate
bade
gave
haze
lake
bane
same
pace
shape
tape
pale
take
break

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