The vowel sound /i:/

please, meet, dream...

Intro.

Play and listen.

1. Different spellings of the sound.

Odd one out. Select the word in each line that doesn't contain the sound /i:/ (as in dream, see, we, etc.).

For example:

pea, piece, pie, please

Pie /pai/ is the odd word out because it doesn't contain the sound /i:/.

2. Can you remember?

Can you remember six common spelling combinations that make the /i:/ sound?

Write them down, and then look at some possible answers.

See answers

common
combinations: 		meat, feet, piece, ceiling, be, region
uncommon
combinations: 		key, monkey, donkey, etc.
theme, scheme
unique, critique, etc.
ski, kilo
quay

3. Think of more.

Write down two more words that use these spellings.

ea as in meat
ee as in feet
ie as in piece
ei as in ceiling
e as in be, region

Look at some possible answers.

See answers

meat cheap, sea, wheat, cheat, easy, dream, please
feet seek, sleep, agree, seem, feel, keep, reed, meet, flee
piece believe, thief, niece, retrieve, relief
ceiling receive, deceive, conceive
be me, we, he, she
region recent, region, reflex, recess, redo, renegotiate

4. Listen and choose.

Listen and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

5. Listen and repeat.

Listen again and repeat the sentences.

1. It was really a very scenic region.
2. My niece offered to paint the ceiling green.
3. The chef left the key under the gas meter.
4. In the steam bath I sweated in peace.
5. The children left pieces of fruit on the lounge suite.
6. It took me time to believe the client was a thief.
7. The scientist didn't believe there were aliens in the region.
8. The chief of police conceived of a plan to relieve the traffic crisis.