母音 /i/ 是舌面前音(high front vowel)。發音時,舌頭在口腔裏的位置是高位。軟顎封閉,嘴唇向兩側攤開,舌頭呈現緊張狀態,且兩側接觸上排臼齒。
母音 [i] 發音的拼讀方式有下列幾種可能性:
<-ee->:tree [tri], agree [ə´gri], queen [kwin]
<-ea->:sea
[si], defeat [dɪ´fit], lead [lid]
<-ei->:ceiling [´silɪŋ], receipt [rɪ´sit]
<-eo->:people [´pipl]
<-ie->:priest [prist], brief [brif], niece [nis]
<e + 子音 + e>:scene [sin], theme [θim]