Improving your pronunciation of vowel sounds in seat and sit

The pronunciation of English vowel sounds in words like ‘dinner’, ‘river’, ‘image’ or ‘decision’ can be tricky to pronounce correctly. This is because the /ɪ/ sound doesn’t exist in most other languages. By comparing the /iy/ sound in ‘seat’, with the /ɪ/ sound in ‘sit’, speakers of any language can gain a greater understanding of how …