Ship and sheep

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short I short

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I I sound and sheep has a long e e sound

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so make sure you hold the e sound longer

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to avoid confusion ship

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sheep English is a stress timed language

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which means that some syllables are

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stressed more than others for example

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contract the noun versus contract the

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verb it's pretty important to know where

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to place the stress because it can

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completely change the meaning of the

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word intonation is all about the rise

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and fall of your voice in questions for

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example