The Letter I (The English Alphabet)

The letter I is the ninth Letter in The English Alphabet. It is also the third Vowel in The English Alphabet. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

As with every Letter in The English Alphabet, The Letter I has two versions in the written form. These two versions are called: The Upper-Case and The Lower-Case.

The Upper-Case I looks like this:

The Lower-Case I looks like this:

Notice that the only difference between The Upper-Case and The Lower-Case I is the size, and that The Lower-Case I has a dot on top. You will find that this is the same for quite a few letters in The Alphabet.

Pronunciation

As you learn The Common Tongue of The English Language, you will see that The Letter I can be pronounced many different ways.

The two primary ways to pronounce The letter I are called, the “Short” Pronunciation and the “Long” Pronunciation.

The Short I

Igloo
Iguana
Intruder
Impala
Ink

The Long I

Island
Time
Mile
Mind
Twine

As you can see from the list above — whenever The Letter I is pronounced with the “Long” pronunciation, it is usually combined with The Letter E (usually at the end of the word.)

[info](Notice! – The picture above shows a boy holding “Ice Cream”. Even though the term, “Ice Cream” does start with The Letter I, it not a good example for the pronunciation of The Long I as it is actually pronounced like The -igh combination.)[/info]