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  • ship or sheep
    ?
  •  15
  • sit or seat
    relax the mouth and keep the sound short
  •  15
  • man or men
    move tongue to a lower front position
  •  15
  • full or fool
    Back of tongue high. Lips rounded but relaxed. Short.
  •  15
  • beer or bear
    Tongue high and front. Move to centre
  •  15
  • they or day
    Voiced. Friction. Tongue between teeth
  •  5
  • rice or rise
    Voiceless. Tip of tongue between teeth. Friction.
  •  5
  • west or vest
    Start with lips tightly rounded. Unround and glide
  •  5
  • fit or feet
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  •  5
  • rich or reach
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  •  5
  • chip or cheap
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  •  5
  • filled or field
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  •  5
  • liver or leaver
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  •  5
  • itch or each
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  •  5
  • bat or bet
    Move tongue to a lower front position.
  •  5
  • had or head
    Move tongue to a lower front position.
  •  5