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00:00This is a long vowel sound. It's pronounced EEEE. Now you try. Repeat after me. EEEE. EEEE. Now here are some words which have this sound.

00:24Fleece. CEEE. Machine. Now you try. Repeat after me. Fleece. CEEE. Machine. Good.

00:47For speakers of some languages, it can be difficult to tell the difference between this sound, the long vowel E,

00:54and another sound, the short vowel I. Here are some examples where you can hear the difference.

01:01Now you try. Listen carefully and repeat after me. In each example, the vowel with the long sound is first.

01:30Litre. Litter. Cheap. Chip. Feet. Fit. He's. His. Peach.

01:57Pitch. Pitch. Sheep. Ship. Good.