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| /ɪ/ vs /i/ minimal pairs |
These are minimal pair words for /ɪ/ vs /i/. The first word of each pair has the lax /ɪ/ and the second word has the tense /i/ sound.
bit, beat
bitch, beach
bin, bean
bid, bead
biz, bees
chick, cheek
chit, cheat
chip, cheap
did, deed
dip, deep
fist, feast
fill, feel
fit, feet
gin, gene
grid, greed
grin, green
hid, heed
hill, he’ll
hit, heat
his, he’s
hip, heap
ill, eel
is, ease
it, eat
itch, each
kid, keyed
kip, keep
knit, neat
lick, leak
lip, leap
mill, meal
pick, peek
piss, piece
piss, peace
pitch, peach
pill, peel
risen, reason
sit, seat
slip, sleep
still, steal
shit, sheet
sick, seek
sin, scene
sin, seen
still, steel
sill, seal
sim, seem
skid, skied
skim, scheme
till, teal
tin, teen
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