Pronunciation Practice: Long e and Short i

Long e (Green Tea) and Short i (Silver Pin) Vowels - Pronunciation Practice!

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Long e words are pronounced as in "green tea"


The Long e sound can be spelled:
-ea, -ee, -ie, -ey or -y
Different spellings, same sound !

The short i sound is spelled using "i", as in "infant" at the start of a word (or sometimes "e" as in "English"

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​Short i sounds are proounced as in "silver pin"

Multiple Choice

Which words are spelled with the Long e as in "green tea"

• neat

• nit

• note

• nut

Multiple Choice

Has the Long e as in "green tea"

• met

• mut

• meet

• mit

Multiple Choice

Short i as in "silver pin"

• seat

• sat

• sit

• set

Multiple Choice

Short i as in "silver pin"

• beet

• bat

• bit

• beat

Multiple Select

Which words are "green tea" words?

• sleep

• feet

• peat

• wheat

Multiple Select

Which words are "silver pin" words?

• sit

• seat

• English

• infant

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Audio Response

Click on the microphone and say the word: SLIP

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Audio Response

Click on the microphone and say the word: WIT

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Audio Response

Click on the microphone and say the word: STEAL

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Audio Response

Click on the microphone to say the word: SLEEP

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Audio Response

Click on the microphone and say the word: WHEAT

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Audio Response

Click on the microphone and say the word: MEAT

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