/ɪ/ as in "pig"
/ɪ/ is a short, lax front vowel of General American English, as in "pig" and "fish." To produce it, relaxed jaw, tongue forward but low. Phoneme provides native-speaker audio and minimal-pair contrasts so learners can hear and practice this vowel.
/ɪ/
pigalso: fish
How to make /ɪ/
short, lax front vowel — relaxed jaw, tongue forward but low.
Sounds that learners confuse with /ɪ/
Minimal pairs for /ɪ/
| /ɪ/ | /i/ |
|---|---|
| ship | sheep |
| sit | seat |
| hit | heat |
| fit | feet |
| bit | beat |
| fill | feel |
| pill | peel |
| wick | week |