The tip of your tongue is relaxed and touching behind the lower front teeth.
Now, the focus of this sound is on the front of the tongue.
The front of the tongue is arching slightly up,...
...but not as high as /i/.
/?/, /?/, /?/.
Here is /?/ in the beginning of some words.
Invited, If, Is.
And here it is in the middle.
Pin, Bit, Clip.
The /?/ sound doesn't appear at the end of words in English.
Listen to these pairs of words to hear the contrasting sounds.
It, Eat.
Ship, Sheep.
Sit, Seat.
Bin, Bean.
And here are some sentences that use the /?/ sound.
Fish have fins and can swim.
My mitten has a pin in it.
/?/, /?/, /?/.
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