Sound Contrast: /I/ vs. /i/

Listen to the difference between the vowel sounds (/I/ vs. /i/) in the following pairs of words.

• bit
  | beat
• bin
  | bean
• gin
  | gene
• grid
  | greed
• grin
  | green
• grit
  | greet
• lick
  | leak
• mill
  | meal
• mitt
  | meat
• pick
  | peek
• pitch
  | peach
• sit
  | seat

Depending on your native language distinguishing the difference can be very easy or very difficult.