| Spelling | IPA | Examples | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
<i> | /ɪ/ | pink, hint, big, lid, bill, kid, wind | closed stressed syllable |
/aɪ/ | kind, mind, bind, find | ends with the <-ind> letter combinations | |
| side, time, wise | <i-e> silent ‘E’ | ||
| climb, child, pilot | |||
/i/ | machine, police, prestige, unique, ski, magazine, pizza, technique, souvenir | very exceptional | |
<ie> | /i/ | piece, field | |
/aɪ/ | die, lie, pie, vie, tie | very exceptional | |
/ə/ | ancient | very exceptional | |
/ɛ/ | friend | the only word | |
<igh> | /aɪ/ | high, thigh, sigh, high, sight, light, bright, night, fight |