Position
Keep the tongue high but relaxed and short.
Phoneme IH
How to pronounce /ɪ/ (IH) in English
Keep the tongue high but relaxed and short. sit, ship, it are useful examples for locking in the sound.
How to articulate it
Typical mistake
It often drifts too close to /i/.
Example words
sit · ship · it
Typical error and minimal pairs
Minimal pairs help the contrast click quickly.
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