Common English words with the "short i (sit)" sound (IPA ɪ)

ɪ

Common English words with this sound

short i (sit)

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
anything /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ /ˈeniˌθɪŋ/ A1
article /ˈɑrɾəkl̩/ /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ A1
beautiful /ˈbjuɾəfəl/ /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1
became /bɪˈkeɪm/ A1
because /bɪˈkɑz/ /bɪˈkɔːz/ A1
become /bɪˈkʌm/ A1
before /bɪˈfɑr/ /bɪˈfɔː/ A1
began /bɪˈɡæn/ A1
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A1
begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ A1
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ A1
believe /bɪˈliv/ /bɪˈliːv/ A1
below /bɪˈloʊ/ /bɪˈləʊ/ A1
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ A1
between /bɪˈtwin/ /bɪˈtwiːn/ A1
bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ A1
big /bɪɡ/ A1
biscuit /ˈbɪskət/ /ˈbɪskɪt/ A1
boring /ˈbɑrɪŋ/ /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ A1

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