Example: /ɪ/ as in "bit" · /e/ as in "bet"
| bit | bet |
| did | dead |
| fill | fell |
| will | well |
| rid | red |
| pit | Pete |
| sit | set |
| bill | bell |
| it | ate |
| six | sex |
| mint | meant |
| hid | head |
| Sid | said |
| Rick | wreck |
| Dick | deck |
| chick | check |
| hill | Hell |
| win | when |
| tin | ten |
| sinned | send |
Read the words aloud, concentrating on the difference between the two vowel sounds.