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Pronunciation of Vowel Sound /iː/ with Examples (+Video and Quiz)

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Vowel sound /iː/ is pronounced exactly how you say the letter ‘EEE’ or like the first sound in the word “eat”.

It has a long and relaxed pronunciation, unlike its shorter version — See VOWEL /ɪ/ SOUND.

Vowel Sound /iː/

Some examples of words with vowel /ɪ/ sound

📒 Most times when the letters (-ea-, -ee-) in a word gives an ‘E’ sound, it is often this long vowel /iː/ sound.

-ee-see
deep
speech
-ea-eat
read
clean
-ie-chief
piece
belief
-ei-seize
receipt
percieve
-eykey
valley
journey
-i-police
unique
machine
-e-even
theme
concrete
-eo-people

Practice questions on vowel sound /iː/

VOWEL SOUND iː

1 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • league

2 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • feast

3 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • people

4 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • leagues

5 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • police

6 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • seen

7 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • least

8 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • deep

9 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • heat

10 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • seat

11 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • seed

12 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • believe

13 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • believe

14 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • league

15 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • chief

16 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • believe

17 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • shealth

18 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • eat

19 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • quay

20 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • people

21 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • feel

22 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • flee

23 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • people

24 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • teeth

25 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • leap

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