[PronunciationWorkshop] Vowel Overview, I and EE

Front Vowels: (From high to low)
EE   - as in Heat
I      - as in Hit
AE  - as in Hate
EH  - as in Het (nonsense word)
A    - as in Hat

Back Vowels: (From high to low)
OO    - as in Boot
U       - as in Book
OW   - as in Boat
AW   - as in Bought
AH    - as in Bot (nonsense word)

‘EE’ and ‘I’ Practice
(All ‘EE’ sounds are underlined.)

The beans have been cooking since six o’clock.
Sit in that seat by the window.
We ate our meal, by the mill.
The seal will live in the ocean.
Tim’s team grinned after seeing the green field.
Pip and Pete shipped the sheep cheaply.
Those bins are for Bill’s beans.
Does Jim still steal Jill’s jeans?
The girls put concrete on Jill’s sneakers.
Pick cherries at their peak or you will eat the pits.