Adult Reading Lessons: Alphabet Letter I

Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Ii

Next Vowel Oo. Next Letter Jj.

Adult learners use this page to explore the sounds each alphabet letter can make. Using IPA symbols helps prepare learners for using a dictionary. Word drills provide structured reading practice using lists of words grouped by sound and take learners on the next step in their reading journey.

Goal: recognize and name the letter I; hear each distinct sound letter I makes; voice those sounds.

The letter I is yet another vowel. Without I, I couldn't tell you a thing. It's true. I is a simple vowel with few occasional sounds. Of interest, the consonant endings gn and ght form a long vowel i sound, as in sign, light, and height but not eight. It is also a subject in a sentence which refers to one's self as in: I have a dog; I go to the store; I love pizza.

Introducing I sounds

Click, Listen, and Repeat

Name	IPA Symbol	Examples
Short I	as in sit; -	, , .
Long I	as in	, , .

I can sound like other vowels and consonants.

Name	IPA Symbol	Examples
Like E with R	as in bird: -	, , .
Like Long E	as in marine: -	, , .
Like Y	as in :	, , .

Try some word drills: 1, 2, 6.

Try our popup tool for exploring vowel combinations: .

Rhyming I Words

Click, listen and learn these I sounds by finding rhyming words.

The Vine

James Thomson. 1834–1882

THE wine of Love is music,
And the feast of Love is song:
And when Love sits down to the banquet,
Love sits long:

Sits long and arises drunken,
But not with the feast and the wine;
He reeleth with his own heart,
That great, rich Vine.

Fill out the table below. Hover the mouse to see the answers.

short i	long i	i with r	like long e	like y
hover for answer is, music, sits, with, rich, his	hover for answer wine, arises, vine	hover for answer	hover for answer	hover for answer