Common English words with the "long ee (see)" sound (IPA i)

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Common English words with this sound

long ee (see)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
activity /ækˈtɪvəɾi/ /ækˈtɪvəti/ A1
agree /əˈɡri/ /əˈɡriː/ A1
already /ɑlˈrɛdi/ /ɔːlˈredi/ A1
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A1
any /ˈɛni/ /ˈeni/ A1
anybody /ˈɛniˌbɑɾi/ /ˈenibədi/ A1
anyone /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ /ˈeniˌwʌn/ A1
anything /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ /ˈeniˌθɪŋ/ A1
B /bi/ /biː/ A1
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1
be /bi/ /biː/ A1
beach /bitʃ/ /biːtʃ/ A1
bean /bin/ /biːn/ A1
bee /bi/ /biː/ A1
beef /bif/ /biːf/ A1
believe /bɪˈliv/ /bɪˈliːv/ A1
between /bɪˈtwin/ /bɪˈtwiːn/ A1
body /ˈbɑɾi/ /ˈbɒdi/ A1
breathe /brið/ /briːð/ A1
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A1

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