Schwa and the short 'i' - simplified pronunciation in prefixes and suffixes

1. Schwa
and the
Short ‘i’

2. the short ‘i’

3. ɪ sit, big, him
live, give, build
minute, women, recipe

4. ɪ sit, big, him
live, give, build
minute, women, recipe

5. ɪ sɪt, bɪg, hɪm
lɪve, gɪve, bɪld
mɪnɪte, wɪmɪn, recɪpɪ

6. ɪ short ‘i’
i Italian ‘i’
iː long ‘i’

7. ɪ short ‘i’ -i-
i Italian ‘i’
iː long ‘i’ -ee- -ea-

8. ɪ live
i livello
iː leave

9. ɪ Tim
i timore
iː team

10. find examples of ɪ and iː

11. ship dream keep sin clean
sheep sleep kiss steam slip
strip timid this lips these
scene rhythm ski built extreme

12. shɪp driːm kiːp sɪn cliːn
shiːp sliːp kɪss stiːm slɪp
strɪp tɪmɪd thɪs lɪps thiːse
sciːne rhɪthm skiː bɪlt ɪxtriːme

13. short ‘i’
in prefixes and suffixes

14. -est biggest, fastest, smallest
-es buses, boxes, watches
-ed needed, wanted, waited
-age village, passage, manage

15. -est bɪggɪst, fastɪst, smallɪst
-es busɪs, boxɪs, watchɪs
-ed* needɪd, wantɪd, waitɪd
-age villɪge, passɪge, manɪge
* after ‘t’ or ‘d’

16. de- debate, depend, device
re- report, remain, reflect
pre- prevent, preserve, predict
be- begin, become

17. de-* dɪbate, dɪpend, dɪvice
re-* rɪport, rɪmain, rɪflect
pre-* prɪvent, prɪserve, prɪdict
be- bɪgɪn, bɪcome
* there are exceptions or alternatives

18. schwa

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not front
not back
not closed
not open

22. not front not back
not closed not open
= relaxed, central

23. the most common sound in English

24. important for pronunciation of grammar

25. many, many, different spellings

26. -er teacher, maker, father
-or doctor, actor, cursor
-ar grammar, calendar, collar
-a comma, pasta, tuba
-our colour, flavour, honour
-ture future, mixture, culture

27. -er teachə, makə, fathə
-or doctə, actə, cursə
-ar grammə, calendə, collə
-a commə, pastə, tubə
-our* colə, flavə, honə
-ture futʃə, mixtʃə, cultʃə
* there are exceptions or alternatives

28. -tion station, elation
-ful helpful, useful
-ness happiness, darkness
-less useless, endless
-able lovable, durable
-ible credible, flexible
-ent absent, agent

29. -tion statən, elatən
-ful helpfəl, usefəl
-ness happinəss, darknəss
-less useləss, endləss
-able lovəbəl, durəbəl
-ible credəbəl, flexəbəl
-ent absənt, agənt

30. a-* about, afraid, awake
com-* computer, command
per-* perform, perhaps
+ pursue, forget, etc

31. a-* əbout, əfraid, əwake
com-* cəmputə, cəmmand
per-* pəform, pəhaps
+ pəsue, fəget, etc

32. find examples of ɪ and ə
economics photography interesting abundantly
divided environment disadvantage comparable
political performer pregnancy reminder
secretive strengthening understatement wonderful
authorisation entertainment operational development

33. find examples of ɪ and ə
ecənomɪcs phətogrəphɪ ɪnterəstɪng əbundəntlɪ
dɪvidɪd ɪnvirənmənt dɪsədvantɪge cəmparəbəle
pəlɪtɪcəl pərformər pregnəncɪ rɪmindər
secrətɪve strengthənɪng undərstatemənt wondərfəl
authərisatən entərtainmənt opəratənəl dɪveləpmənt

35. diphthongs not ɪ or ə
eɪ day, face, wait
əʊ boat, know, go
aɪ my, high, five, lie
ɔɪ boy, choice
ɪə here, near
eə wear, care, there, hair
ʊə poor, sure, jury

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