Schwaand theShort ‘i’

the short ‘i’

ɪ

ɪ sit, big, him

live, give, build

minute, women, recipe

ɪ sit, big, him

live, give, build

minute, women, recipe

ɪ sɪt, bɪg, hɪm

lɪve, gɪve, bɪld

mɪnɪte, wɪmɪn, recɪpɪ

ɪ short ‘i’

i Italian ‘i’

iː long ‘i’

ɪ short ‘i’ -i-

i Italian ‘i’

iː long ‘i’ -ee- -ea-

ɪ live

i livello

iː leave

ɪ Tim

i timore

iː team

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ship dream keep sin clean

sheep sleep kiss steam slip

strip timid this lips these

scene rhythm ski built extreme

shɪp driːm kiːp sɪn cliːn

shiːp sliːp kɪss stiːm slɪp

strɪp tɪmɪd thɪs lɪps thiːse

sciːne rhɪthm skiː bɪlt ɪxtriːme

short ‘i’in prefixes and suffixes

-estbiggest, fastest, smallest

-es buses, boxes, watches

-ed needed, wanted, waited

-age village, passage, manage

-estbɪggɪst, fastɪst, smallɪst

-es busɪs, boxɪs, watchɪs

-ed* needɪd, wantɪd, waitɪd

-age villɪge, passɪge, manɪge

* after ‘t’ or ‘d’

de- debate, depend, device

re- report, remain, reflect

pre- prevent, preserve, predict

be- begin, become

de-* dɪbate, dɪpend, dɪvice

re-* rɪport, rɪmain, rɪflect

pre-* prɪvent, prɪserve, prɪdict

be- bɪgɪn, bɪcome

* there are exceptions or alternatives

schwa

ə

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not front not back

not closed not open

not front not backnot closed not open= relaxed, central

the most common sound in English

important for pronunciation of grammar

many, many, different spellings

-er teacher, maker, father

-or doctor, actor, cursor

-ar grammar, calendar, collar

-a comma, pasta, tuba

-our colour, flavour, honour

-ture future, mixture, culture

-er teachə, makə, fathə

-or doctə, actə, cursə

-ar grammə, calendə, collə

-a commə, pastə, tubə

-our* colə, flavə, honə

-ture futʃə, mixtʃə, cultʃə

* there are exceptions or alternatives

-tion station, elation

-ful helpful, useful

-ness happiness, darkness

-less useless, endless

-able lovable, durable

-ible credible, flexible

-ent absent, agent

-tion statən, elatən

-ful helpfəl, usefəl

-ness happinəss, darknəss

-less useləss, endləss

-able lovəbəl, durəbəl

-ible credəbəl, flexəbəl

-ent absənt, agənt

a-* about, afraid, awake

com-* computer, command

per-* perform, perhaps

+ pursue, forget, etc

a-* əbout, əfraid, əwake

com-* cəmputə, cəmmand

per-* pəform, pəhaps

+ pəsue, fəget, etc

find examples of ɪ and ə

economics photography interesting abundantly

divided environment disadvantage comparable

political performer pregnancy reminder

secretive strengthening understatement wonderful

authorisation entertainment operational development

find examples of ɪ and ə

ecənomɪcs phətogrəphɪ ɪnterəstɪng əbundəntlɪ

dɪvidɪd ɪnvirənmənt dɪsədvantɪge cəmparəbəle

pəlɪtɪcəl pərformər pregnəncɪ rɪmindər

secrətɪve strengthənɪng undərstatemənt wondərfəl

authərisatən entərtainmənt opəratənəl dɪveləpmənt

NB

diphthongs not ɪ or ə

eɪ day, face, wait

əʊ boat, know, go

aɪ my, high, five, lie

ɔɪ boy, choice

ɪə here, near

eə wear, care, there, hair

ʊə poor, sure, jury

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