Hey everyone, welcome back to the channel. So, let's jump right into it. I was watching a video about skin care the other day and no shade to that person at all. She was obviously not a native speaker. When she was talking about skin care and stuff, she said mask instead of sheet mask for the face, which immediately grabbed my and other people's attention. I went and checked the comments and some of them were nice and understanding. Some of them laughed, but in a good way, but some of them were rude. People in the comments on social media can obviously be ruthless. Trust me, I know. But anyways, after that, I thought that it could be useful to talk about this with you guys, so you can

avoid getting into a similar situation. So, first of all, you need to be able to hear the difference between these two sounds. So, there's a long e sound in the word sheet. It is tense and longer, long, sheet, like in the word she, sheet. Now, in the word and this is not a swear word, this is just for educational purposes here, we use the short i sound, i. It is relaxed, i, It is not that long, it is not tense. It's relaxed, like in the word ship, ship. And by the way, before I forget, if you like this format of videos and you would like more, please let me know in the comments. So, in this video, we'll obviously talk about how to make these two sounds, the difference between them and practice them. Okay, so the long e

sound is very interesting and can be confusing, especially when you read words, because it can be represented by different letter combinations. For example, double e, and it is commonly used in the middle or end of words, such as sleep, tree, free. EA is very common and often found in the middle of words. For example, team, leaf, dream. Just a single e letter often found in open syllables, at the end of a syllable, in the words such as she, me, he. The long e sound can also be represented just by a letter y. And it is frequently used at the end of two-syllable words. For example, happy, baby, sunny. IE often used in the middle of words, such as field, peace, chief. EY often found at

the end of words, such as key, monkey, donkey. Also, it can be found in the words with this little cluster e consonant e. So, a silent e at the end makes the first e long. For example, in the words like these, scene, complete. So, at the end of these words, we have e consonant e. The e at the end of the word is silent and it makes the e before the consonant a long e. And then we also have ei that is occasionally used, especially after the letter c. For example, in the words like receive or ceiling. Anyways, this is just general information that will be useful for reading. Now, how do we make this long e sound? Let's talk about the mechanics. So, your lips need to be slightly pulled

back at the corners, almost like in a gentle smile. E. The tongue is raised very high in the mouth with the front or middle part arching towards the roof of the mouth. E raised very high. In my case, the middle part of my tongue is arching towards the roof of the mouth. E. The tip of the tongue stays down, resting just behind the bottom front teeth. E. Now, this is also important. The sides of the tongue lightly touch the upper side teeth, the molars. The jaw stays fairly closed compared to other many other vowel sounds, but the teeth should remain relaxed, not clenched. And you should be able to stretch the sound. So, let's practice it in a couple of words.

Let's say the word sleep. Eat. Team. Meet. Now, remember this, when we're practicing, we always exaggerate. Now, the short i sound is most commonly found in consonant-vowel-consonant words, where the letter i is sandwiched between consonants or in words where it is spelled with a y. So, for example, in the words like big, pig, sit, bit, pin, win, lid, dip, mix, kid, etc. Now, we also have words beginning with short i, such as itch, for example, igloo, insect, inside, iguana, ink. Now, we also have the short i sound in the words spelled with a letter y, such as gym, myth, symbol, system, etc. Now, how do we make this sound? So, this can be a bit difficult for some people, although it's a very short sound

nonetheless. First, you need to open your mouth slightly, just a bit more than for the long e sound. You need to keep your lips relaxed. They shouldn't be tense or stretched into a wide smile. The shape is neutral, sometimes described as a miserable or relaxed expression. Okay, now you need to raise the front part of your tongue towards the roof of your mouth, but not as high as for the long e sound. Remember, this sound is relaxed. The tip of the tongue also stays low, resting behind the bottom front teeth. Now, let your jaw relax and drop just a little, just a little more than it does for the long e sound. Now, please keep this in mind. If

you can't make these or other sounds yet or if they're not perfect, please don't get discouraged or frustrated. It doesn't have to be perfect. It's all part of the process. Every bit of practice counts, okay? Now, let's finally move on to the fun part, practicing. At least this is the fun part for me. One of the best ways to practice these sounds is with minimal pairs, because this practice will help your brain hear and produce the difference between two similar sounds. Okay, I have the list of words in front of me. I'm going to be reading them and you repeat after me. I'm going to give you some time, okay? The first word is with the long e sound and the second word is with a short i sound. Okay, ready?

Let's go. Sheep. Ship. Deep. Dip. Exaggerate. Seat. Sit. Feel. Fill. These two are very commonly confused. The first word is longer, feel, I feel. And the second word is shorter, faster, fill. Feel, Now, sheet. Sheep. Ship. Ooh, these two. Okay, again, not a swear word, this is just for educational purposes. Beach. We also do not want to confuse these words. Beach. Leave. Live. Heal. Hill. Peach. Pitch.

Peach. Pitch. Cheap. Chip. Deep. Dip. Scene. Sin. green grin leap lip peel pill steal still meal mill deal dill Okay, great. Amazing job if you of course practiced with me and weren't just looking at me and laughing at me. Now, let's try something a little bit more challenging. We'll use these words in sentences tongue twister style kind of. So, first a couple of sentences with the long e sound. You can practice with me or pause this video and practice them by yourself. And one important thing that you always need to remember when you're practicing your pronunciation, always start slowly. Always start slowly

and exaggerate. And then little by little try to go faster. Okay, the first sentence. She sees three green trees. Go slowly and then go faster if you can. She sees three green trees. Okay, the next one. Pete eats cheese with tea. Which is weird. Pete eats cheese with tea. A lot of grating, a lot of smiling. Pete eats cheese with tea. And we have the short i here. With, i, with. The next one. We need to keep the street clean. We need to keep the street clean. The bee is sleeping on the leaf. We have the short i in the word is. The bee is sleeping on the leaf. Now, sentences with a short i sound.

The big fish is in the dish. Okay, let's try the next one. These might be a little more challenging with a short i sound. Tim will sit on the big hill. The little kitten is playing with a stick. Might be a lot of challenging words here, I admit. The little, if it's easier for you to say little, say little. The little kitten, right now we're focusing on the short i sound. The little or little. The little kitten is playing with a stick. Or kitten. The little kitten is playing with a stick. Six kids swim in the big pool.

And now, let's mix these sounds up. If you're up for the challenge, practice with me. Three sheep sleep near the ship. Six big ships sit in the sea. Tim sees six little fish. So, that was easy difficulty, now medium difficulty. 16 sheep sit on a big ship. 16 sheep 16, so we have in this one word we have these two sounds. Six teen sheep sit on a big ship. 16 sheep sit on a big ship.

A cheap ship sails in a deep sea. Well, this one's difficult. Three slim fish swim in the deep sea. Three slim fish swim in the deep sea. And now only two hard ones. 16 sleek sheep sleep beside a big ship in the deep sea. Ooh, this one's hard. 16 sleek sheep sleep beside a big ship in the deep sea. 16 sleek sheep I can't. 16 sleek sheep sleep beside a big ship in the deep sea.

Oh my gosh. 16 sleek sheep sleep beside a big ship in the deep sea. Three green ships drift in thick mist while six sheep sleep. Three green ships drift in thick mist while six sheep sleep. Wow. Okay. Very slowly. Three green ships drift in thick mist while six sheep sleep. This one's hard, but it's fun. I love it. Three green ships drift in thick mist while six sheep sleep. Wow, that's good. I freaking love tongue twisters and like pronunciation practice in general. Okay, guys, that'll be it for

this video. I hope it was fun for you and useful and I hope this video gave you like a general idea about the difference between those two sounds. And I really want to encourage you to keep practicing if of course you sometimes or most of the time mix these sounds up. Practice makes perfect. There's no other way to improve. Anyways, thanks for watching and thank you for practicing with me if you practiced with me and I'll see you in the next one. Bye.