long i
Sound in "time"
The long i is the vowel sound in words like *time*, *eye*, and *fly*—the sound of the letter's name.
English spelling represents it various ways: i-consonant-e (*bike*), *igh* (*night*), *y* (*my*), or just *i* (*find*).
It contrasts with the short i heard in *bit* and *sit*.
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
- lieDeliberate falsehood
- findLocate through effort
- bright sidePositive aspect of something
- timeMeasured passage of moments
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