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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #68287: Spelling and sound [i:]
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    Spelling and sound [i:]


      The  sound     [i:]

         
     
                                           

     e athlete,be,  compete,  complete,  deletedeplete,gamete
     ea  beam,  bean ,  bleach breathe ,  cheat , leaf,  meat,  read,  speak     
     ee bee,  between, deep, keep,  kneel, leekmeet, reef,  screen,  squeeze
     ei ceiling,  conceive,  perceive,  receive
     eo people
     ey key
     i caffeine,  machine,  magazine,  police,  routine
     ie believe,  chief,  field, piece  shield (bouclier),  thief
     
    WARNING! Not always the same sound!
     ea 'sweat' isn't pronounced like  'sweet', but like 'head'
    . sweet:   [swi:t]      sweat:   [swet]
    . area ['eə.ri.ə]
     ey honey, chimney, monkey : [i]
    . honey :  ['hʌn.i]
     



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