User:Rëdbl Speling/Pronunciation exercises: /ɪ/ vs /aɪ/

In traditionl speling /ɪ/ and /aɪ/ can bë ësily confüsd. In Simplifïd Speling the letter I has two versions: I and Ï, and the problem disapërs. For exampl, determin and undrmïn hav difrent spelings.

One sylabl
/ɪ/ /aɪ/
 * "i" as /ɪ/: big - bit - fil - fit - if - il - in - inch - ink - inn - is - it - kil - kit - lik - liv - print - quit - tip - wind
 * "y" as /ɪ/: gym - hym - lynch - lynx - myth - sync
 * "ï" as /aɪ/: bïnd, blïnd, brït, chïld, clïm, fïnd, fït, grïnd, hï, Ï, Ï'll, Ï'm, Ï've, kïnd, lït, lïv, mïld, mïnd, mït, nït, pïnt, rït, sï, sïn, sït, tït, wïld, wïnd

Thës words don't löök similr
 * limb - clïm; print - pïnt

Patrn vowel-consnant-vowel
There ar nö dubl consnants and the difrence is shön with the umlaut.

Several syllables

 * "i" as /ɪ/: independnt - input - insult - solid - until
 * "y" as /ɪ/: crystl - homnym - synthetic - sympathy - systm


 * "ï" as /aɪ/: alïn - assïn - behïnd - benïn - bïbl - desïn - ïdl - lïbrary - malïn - remïnd - resïn - rewïnd
 * "ÿ" as /aɪ/: cÿcl - encÿclopëdia - hÿphn - mÿöpia - sÿcologist - Wÿoming
 * As a gerund:
 * "i" as /ɪ/: ading - göing - pläing - reding - studying
 * "ÿi" as /aɪ.ɪ/: dï/dÿing - lie/lÿing

I and Y at the end of a word

 * One syllable
 * "ï" as /aɪ/: hï - Greek letters: chï - phï - pï - psï - xï
 * "ÿ" as /aɪ/: bÿ - crÿ - drÿ - flÿ - frÿ - mÿ - shÿ - skÿ - stÿ - trÿ - wÿ


 * Several syllables
 * "i" as /ɪ/ or /iː/: taxi
 * "y" as /ɪ/ or /iː/: any - astronomy - biology - buly - chemistry - city - company - cuntry - erly - ësy - evry - famly - gëology - gëography - hapy - heresy - many - multiply - önly - pity - prophecy - robry - study - üsüally - very


 * "ï" as /aɪ/: alibï - rabï
 * "ÿ" as /aɪ/: alÿ - aplÿ - classifÿ - Julÿ - multiplÿ - prophesÿ - replÿ - satisfÿ - verifÿ

Thës words don't löök similr
 * düly - Jülÿ; raly - alÿ

In combination with “r”
/ɪ/ /aɪ/
 * "i" as /ɪ/: miracle - mirror - spirit
 * "y" as /ɪ/: lyrics - myriad - pyramid - syringe - syrup
 * "ï" as /aɪ/: envïrnmnt - vïrus
 * "ÿ" as /aɪ/: thÿroid

Sequence /aɪə/
 * "ï": aquïr - fïr - hïr - inspïre - ïrn /ˈaɪərn/ - requïr - retïr - wïr
 * "ÿ": tÿr

Supressd sïlnt e

 * "ï" as /aɪ/
 * bïk - fïn - lïn - lïv - wïs
 * apologïs/apologïz - organïs/organïz - prioritïs/prioritïz - recognïs/recognïz


 * "ÿ" as /aɪ/
 * bÿt - hÿp - rÿm - stÿle - tÿm - tÿp
 * analÿs/analÿz - brethlÿse/brethlyze - catlÿs/catlÿz - paralÿs/paralÿz


 * /ɪ/: adjectiv - definit - determin - disciplin - engin - famin - giv - imagin - indefinit - jasmin - liv - medicin

Final "se" sounds /s/: promise


 * /aɪ/: dï - lï - tï


 * Unstressed final /ɪ/: movi
 * As a sufix to nouns or as a diminütiv or familiar näm (the säm words can ofn bë spelt y):
 * aunti/aunty - Bobi/Boby - cadi/cady - hipi/hipy - höödi/höödy - Jimi/Jimy - Johni/Johny


 * /aɪ/: dÿ - rë

Sïlnt initial and fïnl e: eÿe

Vowel altrnätion
Many pärs of reläted words have /aɪ/ (or /aɪə/) in one of them and /ɪ/ in the othr.


 * chïld - children; Crïst - Cristian; conspïr - conspiracy; precïse - precision; resïn - resignätion; wïld - wildrness;

Miniml pärs
/ɪ/ vs /aɪ/
 * bit - bÿt/bït; dinr - dïnr; fil - fïl; fit - fït; hit - hït; il - Ï'll/ïl; kit - kït; nit - nït; lik - lïk; liv - lïv; miss - mïce; pin - pïne; quit - quïte; sin - sïn; sit - sït; stil - stÿl; wil - wïl; win - wïn; wind - wïnd

Unstressed /ɪ/ or /iː/ vs /aɪ/
 * apologis - apologïs/apologïz; prophecy - prophesÿ;

Split heteronyms
Main article: User:Simplifïd Speling/Split hetrnyms
 * liv - lïv; minute (60 seconds) - mïnüt (very small); multiply - multiplÿ; wind - wïnd

Väriant pronunciätions
-ïsätion, -ïzation, -izätion
 * Br /aɪ/ Am /ə/
 * agïl - agil
 * fertïl - fertl
 * fragïl - fragil
 * fütïl - fütl
 * idyl - ïdl
 * möbïl - möbl
 * versatïl - versatl
 * caractrïsätion, charactrïzätion, caractrizätion,
 * civlïsätion, civlïzätion, civlizätion,
 * improvïsätion, improvïzätion, improvizätion,
 * orgnïsätion, orgnïzätion, orgnizätion,


 * Br /ɪ/ Am /aɪ/
 * advertismnt - advrtïsmnt
 * privacy - prïvacy
 * vitamin - vïtamin


 * Other
 * cÿclic, cyclic - cÿclicl, cyclicl
 * direct, dïrect - direction, dïrection - directr, dïrectr - directry, dïrectry
 * fïnance /ˈfaɪnæns, faɪˈnæns/, finance /fəˈnæns/
 * fïnancial, financial