Pronunciations of “i” in American English can be messy, so let’s learn some rules to help you.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:
Sometimes, we pronounce it /ee/. In four main cases :
1st - At the end of a word with several syllables, as in “taxi”
2nd - When “i” is followed by a vowel, as in “studio
3rd - When “i” is followed by an “e”, a “c” then another silent “e”, as in “piece”
And finally, 4th - In “ing”. As in “finger”
Some other times, “i” is pronounced as “/ih/”. It’s a “short i”. We find it it “closed syllables” that end with a consonant as “sit”
Or in longer words where the letter “i” is followed by several consonants in a row. Especially when they’re doubled! As in “bitter”.
Finally, a third way to pronounce “i” is like… “I”. A long /ai/, that we find in “open syllables” – such as when the letter “i” is followed by a consonant then a vowel, especially a silent “e”, as in “smile”
We also use long /ai/ before a silent g or a silent s, as in “light”
And at the end of one-syllable words, as in “hi”
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