Sheep or Ship? Heat or Hit? Beat or Bit? American English Pronunciation

Learn the difference between the /i/ and /ɪ/ vowel sounds. Find out how to make the vowels used in words like "heat" and "hit," "beat" and "bit," or "seat" and "sit." Improve your accent with efficient pronunciation exercises based on minimal word pairs with the /i/ and /ɪ/ vowel sounds. Quick Links: • Intro 00:00 • Can you hear the difference between /i/ and /ɪ/? Quiz: 00:51 • Key distinctions between /i/ and /ɪ/: 02:08 • Pronunciation exercise: 03:11 Related Videos: #MinimalPairs ► Vowel Sound /i/ as in the word "be" - American English Pronunciation ► Vowel Sound /ɪ/ as in "it" - American English Pronunciation [THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, SPANISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE, AND RUSSIAN SUBTITLES] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSCRIPT Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel. In this video, we&compare two vowel sounds: /i/ and /ɪ/, as in the words "heat" and "hit." In our past videos, we already learned how to make them. Remember, the videos for the /i/ sound, as in "be" and the /ɪ/ sound, as in "it"? This time we&focus on the difference between these two sounds. Many non-native English speakers can&always hear the difference between /i/ and /ɪ/. What about you? Let&check with a quick test. You&see a pair of words on the screen and hear only one of them. For example, "h..t." Can you guess what word you heard? Let&try a few more word pairs. [QUIZ]...