Keyword FLEECE
/iː/as in “see”
How to make it
- Spread your lips, as if smiling.
- Raise the front of your tongue high, close to the roof of your mouth.
- Hold it — this is a long vowel.
Common mistake
Making it too short, so it sounds like "ship" instead of "sheep", or "live" instead of "leave".
In words
Listen at normal speed or slowly, then say it yourself.
- see
- eat
- piece
Don't confuse with
Listen and choose the word you hear.
US and UK
This sound is the same in American and British English.