The short vowel sound /ɪ/ is a near-front vowel sound. The tip of the tongue is slightly further forward and slightly higher than the schwa sound.
Single syllable words:
bit, tip, sit, rip, lip, tin, win, pin, fin, din, kin, sin, fit, hit, wit, mix, six, fix, pit, kit, big, dig, fig, jig, pig, rig, wig, lid, kid, bid, did, hid, rid, slid, spit, knit, grit, twit, skit, clip, flip, drip, trip, whip, ship, slip, grip, chip, skip.
Two syllable words:
sister, picture, little, middle, listen, hidden, bitten, ticket, chicken, kitchen, ribbon, signal, dizzy, silly, pretty, sticky, simply, flimsy, busy, dizzy, silly, city, limit, finish, minute, visit, digit, river, mirror, winter, lizard, given, limit, finish, minute, visit, livid, dizzy, city, signal, liquid, biscuit, spirit, critic, timid, vivid, infant, instant, listen, biscuit, cricket, image, mimic, victory, filthy, fickle, gimmick, misfit.
Sentences:
- This little piggy lived in a city.
- My sister is busy fixing dinner.
- I will listen to the rhythm of the music.
- The winter wind is chilly and bitter.
- The kitten bit the string and it snapped.
- The ship will quickly fill with liquid.
- The sticky syrup made the biscuit soggy.
- I'm picking up the litter with a stick.
- The chicken is finished cooking in the kitchen.
- The cricket hit the wicket with a flick of its wrist.
- This minute, I will finish my work.
- The picture of the little kitten is pretty.
- It's difficult to mimic the digital sound.
- I'm sitting in the middle of the room.
- Did you visit the city in the winter?
- The critics were quick to criticize the script.
- The image of the river was vivid and clear.
- I have to finish my dinner within a minute.
- The pigeon is sitting on a twig and is singing.