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Minimal Pairs – /ɪ/ and /e/ ("bit" and "bet")

Example: /ɪ/ as in "bit"   ·   /e/ as in "bet"

bitbet
diddead
fillfell
willwell
ridred
pitPete
sitset
billbell
itate
sixsex
mintmeant
hidhead
Sidsaid
Rickwreck
Dickdeck
chickcheck
hillHell
winwhen
tinten
sinnedsend

Read the words aloud, concentrating on the difference between the two vowel sounds.