In this lesson, students learn to reproduce the /ɪ/ sound (as in "hit"). They practice writing and producing the sound through various tasks and compare /ɪ/ and /i/ (e.g., hit/heat). Includes a pronunciation diagram and audio.

Please note that we use the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent sounds on our site. This lesson is based on the typical North American pronunciation of /ɪ/ (also known as "short I"). Pronunciation of this sound may differ by country and/or region.