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Pronunțarea vocalelor [i:] și [I]

1) 1st pronunciation: deed-did [di:d] - [dId]


2) 2nd pronunciation: feeble, deed, feel, eel, breeze - ee
3) beagle, leave, breathe, beam, mean, meal, seal - ea
4) these, mete, eve, be, region - e
5) ceiling, seize, receive, deceive - ei
6) niece, field, piece, priest, chief - ie
7) police, people - !
8) 3rd- bit, nip, tip, fit, lift, kid, sick, bliss, bill (in silaba inchisa)
9) foreign, sieve, movie - ei; ie
10) build, guild, biscuit - ui
11) hypocrite, Monday, honey, money - y; ey
12) mountain, captain - ai
13) fee- bit

1. Listen to the following words, find the rule of their reading. Rise the correct flashcard [i:] or [I] according to
the pronunciation.
deed sill leave did lid still lead seen live steel seal sin
2. Read in pairs. Try to find the difference in pronunciation and the corresponding rule.
seat bit
beat lip
leap pick
peak six
reach sit
seek rich

3. Read the following statements. Find out the differences in pronunciation and spelling of these words.
a) We want Jean. We want gin.
b) Feel them carefully. Fill them carefully.
c) It's on the seal. It's on the sill.
d) It's a big meal. It's a big mill.
e) He caught the sheep. He caught the ship.
4. Group the words with the sound [i:] in one column, and with [I] in another column.
Treat him as you see fit. He feels quite sick after the meals on the ship.
Will you please begin to read? We finished the beef, but we still have some fish.
She's pleased to be given these pretty beads.
5. Find the odd word in the list below:
Feel keep meet fell need
6. Transcript and pronounce correctly the words given below which contain the sound [i:] and [I]:
Belief, be, sick, machine, people, ceiling, feel, breeches, these, birdie, miss, brief, keep, build,
deceive, teach, sieve, hill, handkerchief, thick, aesthetics.

6. Transcript and pronounce correctly the words given below which contain the sound [i:] and [I]:
Belief, be, sick, machine, people, ceiling, feel, breeches, these, birdie, miss, brief, keep, build,
deceive, teach, sieve, hill, handkerchief, thick, aesthetics.

6. Transcript and pronounce correctly the words given below which contain the sound [i:] and [I]:
Belief, be, sick, machine, people, ceiling, feel, breeches, these, birdie, miss, brief, keep, build,
deceive, teach, sieve, hill, handkerchief, thick, aesthetics.

6. Transcript and pronounce correctly the words given below which contain the sound [i:] and [I]:
Belief, be, sick, machine, people, ceiling, feel, breeches, these, birdie, miss, brief, keep, build,
deceive, teach, sieve, hill, handkerchief, thick, aesthetics.

6. Transcript and pronounce correctly the words given below which contain the sound [i:] and [I]:
Belief, be, sick, machine, people, ceiling, feel, breeches, these, birdie, miss, brief, keep, build,
deceive, teach, sieve, hill, handkerchief, thick, aesthetics.

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