Listening discrimination – British English
/ɪ/ as in ship
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/i:/ as in sheep
Listen carefully to the word. Then decide which vowel sound you hear.
Click SHIP if you hear /ɪ/, or SHEEP if you hear /i:/.
You can listen to the word again before answering.
First listen to the two sounds:
Remember:
/ɪ/ is the vowel sound in ship, fit, sit, rich and chip.
/i:/ is the vowel sound in sheep, feet, seat, reach and cheap.
The important difference is not simply that one sound is "short" and the other "long". The vowels are also different in quality: /ɪ/ is a different vowel from /i:/.