Beach or bitch?

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Pronunciation is a crucial part of learning any language. Some would even argue that it’s the most important. It doesn’t matter how much you know about the grammar rules if your pronunciation is so terrible that people can’t understand you.
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( {9 l: U5 P! L0 X0 r; jAre you one of the many English learners who mix up the pronunciation of the two words: BITCH and BEACH? Do not feel bad about yourself because most nonnative speakers find differentiating the two nearly impossible! Chinese do not have these two sounds, so when reading the word beach people intuitively pronounce it like bitch. Mastering the I in “bitch" is going to take training both your ears and your mouth.
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keel keen keep knead knee kneel

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peak
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peel
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piece
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please
pleat
preach
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preen
priest

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queasy
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reach
read
real
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reason
recede
redeem
reed
reef
reel
release
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scene
screech
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sea
seal
seam
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season
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see
seed
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seem
seen
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seesaw
seethe
she
sheaf
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sleep
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sleeve
smear
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sneer
sneeze
speak
species
speech
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squeal
squeeze
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steam
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steep
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streak
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street
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sweep
sweet
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team
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three
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treaty
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tweed
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week
weird
weep
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wheeze
wield
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