American English Pronunciation Workbook

Examples of the Vowel [ɪ]


Primary Stress

1.   [ɪz]

is

2.   [ɪs]

how what love is

3.   [ɪz]

is the

4.   [ɪz]

but the thing is

5.   [wɪð]

and the kid knew where the key was he climbed up on the ladder unlocked it and he ended up shooting himself with it

6.   [ʧɪldən]

children

7.   [ʧɪldɹɛn]

well not exactly you're giving up your children and

8.   [dɪn̩]

didn't come across to giving it to me so i accidentally got on the phone with the

9.   [ɪŋkəm]

to generate income

10.   [ɪzɪn]

someone isn't making that distinction

11.   [ɪzɪn]

a little closet with clothes yknow there isn't stuff all around everything is more expensive so everyone has a lot less and here it's like

12.   [wɪmən]

some women

Secondary Stress

13.   [ɛvɹiθɪŋ]

pay to do everything yknow slow your life down a little bit yknow

14.   [ɛvɹiθɪŋ]

and everything is all

15.   [əvɹiθɛŋ]

putting a more uniform one up for everything

16.   [ɛviθɪŋ]

everything but you look at his theory of relativity

17.   [ɪnfɚmeɪʃɛ]

and your display might be different but it's it's basic information and i and

18.   [ɪnfɚmeɪʃɛn]

information classroom kind of stuff but

19.   [ɪnfɚmeɪʃən]

giving the information aren't ready to accept it then

20.   [sɪʧueɪʃən]

that's kind of a sticky situation because they've always kept the university

21.   [sɪʧueɪʃən]

situation

Unstressed

22.   [ɪmpɔɹn̩]

important

23.   [m̩poʊɹʔtn̩]

we learned to say the negatives in a positive way and that's important


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