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ɪ

Words with an obvious ɪ sound

big, pig, miss, mist, sing, singer, it, sit, kit, kitten, vision,
wit, witty, literature, rivet, porridge, risky, disco

 

Words with a surprise ɪ sound

English, women (one woman, two women)
college, knowledge, image, baggage, luggage, damage, garbage, forage
forest, foreign, chicken, pretty, palace, necklace
gymnasium (but not gyroscope, gynaecology or gybe)

 

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