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.

1 A7 l* K- S3 q  G: J# P8 oAre 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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achieve   agree  appeal
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cease cheap cheat cheek cheese cheetah chief chimpanzee clean conceal creak crease creek creep

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geese genie gleam glean grease glee greed green greet guarantee

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he heal heap heat heath heathen heave heel

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increase indeed
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keel keen keep knead knee kneel
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leach lead lee leaf league leak leak lean leap lease leash least leave
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me
meal
mean
measles
meat
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meet

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need
needle
niece
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0 B* v% Z; s' m5 Xpeach
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peanut
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peel
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peer
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plea
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pleat
preach
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preen
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queasy
queen

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reach
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real
really
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reef
reel
release
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repeat
retreat
reveal

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sea
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season
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see
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seen
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she
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sheath
sheep
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sheet
shield
shriek
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sleek
sleep
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smear
sneak
sneer
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speak
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speech
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squeak
squeal
squeeze
steal
steam
steel
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succeed
sweep
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teach
teak
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tease
teem
teen
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theme
thief
three
treason
treat
treaty
tree
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weasel
weave
weed
weak
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wheat
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wield
wreath
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yeast
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zeal

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