Beach or bitch?

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5 F) s. T& @; [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.

Are 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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he heal heap heat heath heathen heave heel
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increase indeed
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jeans jeep

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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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mean
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meat
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meet
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peace
peach
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peanut
peat
peek
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peep
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preach
precede
preen
priest
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queen

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really
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recede
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reel
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relief
relieve
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retreat
reveal
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screech
screen
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seal
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season
seat
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seek
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seen
seep
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sheaf
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sheet
shield
shriek
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sleek
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sneak
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species
speech
speed
squeak
squeal
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streak
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succeed
sweep
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teach
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thief
three
treason
treat
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tweed
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veal
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weak
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weasel
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weak
week
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wheat
wheel
wheeze
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wreath
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yeast
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billzhao

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