The /ɪ/ sound

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Tongue	The tongue raises high in the mouth. It moves to the front of the mouth. Then the tip of the tongue moves behind the bottom front teeth. The tongue remains relaxed in the front of the mouth.
Lips	The lips separated and relaxed.
Jaw	The jaw drops and the mouth opens a little bit.
Vocal Chords	The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ɪ/ sound

diet /ˈ d a ɪ ə t/ /ˈdaɪ-ət/	Pronounced by Kendra
borrowing /ˈ b ɑ r o ʊ ɪ ŋ/ /ˈbɑ-roʊ-ɪŋ/	Pronounced by Matthew
beget /b ɪ ˈ g ɛ t/ /bɪ-ˈgɛt/	Pronounced by Joanna
arriving /ə ˈ r a ɪ v ɪ ŋ/ /ər-ˈaɪ-vɪŋ/	Pronounced by Joanna
heineken /ˈ h a ɪ n ə k ə n/ /ˈhaɪ-nə-kən/	Pronounced by Joanna
variety /v ə ˈ r a ɪ ə t i/	Pronounced by Joanna
donation /d o ʊ ˈ n e ɪ ʃ ə n/ /doʊ-ˈneɪ-ʃən/	Pronounced by Joanna
shein /ˈ ʃ a ɪ n/	Pronounced by Joey
attainder /ə ˈ t e ɪ n d ə r/ /ə-ˈteɪn-dər/	Pronounced by Joanna
day /d e ɪ/ /ˈdeɪ/	Pronounced by Joanna

Examples of words with the /ɪ/ sound