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 |