The letter I makes the sound heard in the words in, big and little. This is the sound (short i) you would first introduce to a child. The letter I also makes the long I sound as heard in five, pie*, and tiny. The letter i makes a variety of sounds. It is most commonly found using the short i sound; it can also make the following sounds:
- Schwa, e.g., holiday, giraffe and stencil,
- Long E, e.g., ski, marine and debris,
- Letter Y , e.g., onion, million and billion,
- Long A, e.g., pain, rain and mail*,
- Long A, e.g., neigh, sleigh and weigh*,
- Long E, e.g., piece, shield and yield*,
- OI Diphthongs, e.g., oil, coin and void,
- IR Vowel, e.g., girl, fir and sir, and
- AIR Vowel, e.g., air, fair and chair.
* Vowel team rule (AI and IE) and an irregular vowel team (IE and EI): The vowel team rule states when two vowels go walking the first does the talking and the second vowel is silent. There are a few exceptions to this rule, e.g. the combination of IE and EI.
When combined with other vowels, the letter i makes the schwa sound, e.g., special, spaniel and notion. In some instances, the letter i is silent, e.g. juice and guitar.
Letter I Worksheets
We created worksheets to help your child practice forming the upper- and lowercase letter I correctly. Ideally, letters should be formed from top to bottom and left to right with a continuous stroke when possible. The uppercase I is formed as follows: down, lift, cross, lift and cross. The lowercase i is formed as follows: down, lift and dot.
Letter I Worksheet 1
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter I.
Letter I Worksheet 2
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the uppercase letter I. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the uppercase letter I.
Letter I Worksheet 3
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the lowercase letter i. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the lowercase letter i.
Letter I Worksheet 4
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter i.
Letter I Worksheet 5
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter i.
Letter I Worksheet 6
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter i. We also included a fun game – circle the items that begin with the letter i.
Words with the Letter I
The table below contains a list of words with the letter i. We also indicate the location of the short i sound – beginning (initial) or middle (medial). Our list contains 360 words; please use our search feature to narrow results.
Letter I Words | Sound |
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alligator | medial |
animal | medial |
artist | medial |
begin | medial |
bib | medial |
bid | medial |
big | medial |
bill | medial |
bin | medial |
Bing | medial |
binge | medial |
bit | medial |
blimp | medial |
blink | medial |
blip | medial |
bliss | medial |
brick | medial |
bridge | medial |
brim | medial |
bring | medial |
brisk | medial |
chick | medial |
chicken | medial |
chill | medial |
chimp | medial |
chimpanzee | medial |
chin | medial |
chip | medial |
cinch | medial |
city | medial |
clarinet | medial |
click | medial |
cliff | medial |
clinch | medial |
cling | medial |
clink | medial |
clip | medial |
crib | medial |
cricket | medial |
cringe | medial |
crisp | medial |
Dick | medial |
did | medial |
different | medial |
dig | medial |
dill | medial |
dim | medial |
ding | medial |
dinner | medial |
dip | medial |
discover | medial |
dish | medial |
disk | medial |
ditch | medial |
drift | medial |
drill | medial |
drink | medial |
drip | medial |
family | medial |
fib | medial |
fifteen | medial |
fifth | medial |
fifty | medial |
fig | medial |
fill | medial |
fin | medial |
finger | medial |
finish | medial |
fish | medial |
fist | medial |
fit | medial |
fix | medial |
flinch | medial |
flip | medial |
flippers | medial |
frill | medial |
frisk | medial |
furniture | medial |
gift | medial |
gig | medial |
gill | medial |
gilt | medial |
give | medial |
glint | medial |
gorilla | medial |
grid | medial |
grill | medial |
grim | medial |
grin | medial |
grip | medial |
grit | medial |
helicopter | medial |
hid | medial |
hill | medial |
him | medial |
hinge | medial |
hint | medial |
hip | medial |
his | medial |
hiss | medial |
hit | medial |
hitch | medial |
holiday | medial |
horrible | medial |
if | initial |
igloo | initial |
ignite | initial |
ignore | initial |
ill | initial |
image | initial |
immune | initial |
impact | initial |
important | initial |
in | initial |
inch | initial |
incline | initial |
include | initial |
income | initial |
incorrect | initial |
increase | initial |
incur | initial |
indeed | initial |
Independence Day | initial |
index | initial |
index finger | initial / medial |
Indian | initial |
infant | initial |
infect | initial |
infield | initial |
inflate | initial |
ink | initial |
in-law | initial |
inn | initial |
inner | initial |
input | initial |
insect | initial |
inside | initial |
insist | initial / medial |
inspire | initial |
install | initial |
instant | initial |
instead | initial |
instruction | initial |
instrument | initial |
into | initial |
invent | initial |
is | initial |
isn't | initial |
it | initial |
itch | initial |
its | initial |
jig | medial |
Jill | medial |
Jim | medial |
Jupiter | medial |
kick | medial |
kid | medial |
kill | medial |
kilt | medial |
Kim | medial |
kin | medial |
king | medial |
kiss | medial |
kit | medial |
kitchen | medial |
kitten | medial |
knit | medial |
lick | medial |
lid | medial |
lift | medial |
lily | medial |
limp | medial |
link | medial |
lint | medial |
lip | medial |
lisp | medial |
list | medial |
listen | medial |
lit | medial |
little | medial |
lizard | medial |
magic | medial |
medicine | medial |
mid | medial |
miff | medial |
milk | medial |
mill | medial |
mince | medial |
mink | medial |
mint | medial |
minute | medial |
miss | medial |
mist | medial |
mistake | medial |
mitten | medial |
mix | medial |
mixer | medial |
muffin | medial |
music | medial |
napkin | medial |
Nick | medial |
nickel | medial |
nip | medial |
office | medial |
officer | medial |
olive | medial |
pelican | medial |
pick | medial |
pickle | medial |
picnic | medial |
picture | medial |
pig | medial |
pigeon | medial |
piglet | medial |
pill | medial |
pillow | medial |
pin | medial |
piñata | medial |
pinch | medial |
ping | medial |
pink | medial |
pit | medial |
pitch | medial |
pitcher | medial |
possible | medial |
president | medial |
primp | medial |
prince | medial |
princess | medial |
medial | |
promise | medial |
quick | medial |
quill | medial |
quilt | medial |
quit | medial |
quiz | medial |
rabbit | medial |
rib | medial |
ribbon | medial |
rich | medial |
Rick | medial |
rid | medial |
riddle | medial |
rift | medial |
rig | medial |
rim | medial |
ring | medial |
rink | medial |
rip | medial |
risk | medial |
river | medial |
robin | medial |
scissors | medial |
shift | medial |
shin | medial |
ship | medial |
shrink | medial |
sick | medial |
sift | medial |
silk | medial |
silly | medial |
silver | medial |
sin | medial |
since | medial |
sing | medial |
sink | medial |
sip | medial |
sister | medial |
sit | medial |
six | medial |
sixteen | medial |
sixty | medial |
skid | medial |
skill | medial |
skimp | medial |
skin | medial |
skip | medial |
skit | medial |
slick | medial |
slid | medial |
slim | medial |
sling | medial |
slip | medial |
slit | medial |
sniff | medial |
spill | medial |
spin | medial |
spinach | medial |
spit | medial |
splint | medial |
split | medial |
spring | medial |
sprint | medial |
squint | medial |
stick | medial |
sticker | medial |
still | medial |
sting | medial |
stink | medial |
stint | medial |
string | medial |
strip | medial |
swift | medial |
swig | medial |
swim | medial |
swing | medial |
swish | medial |
Swiss | medial |
switch | medial |
terrible | medial |
thick | medial |
thin | medial |
thing | medial |
think | medial |
this | medial |
thrift | medial |
thrill | medial |
tick | medial |
ticket | medial |
tiff | medial |
tilt | medial |
Tim | medial |
tin | medial |
tint | medial |
tip | medial |
trick | medial |
trim | medial |
trip | medial |
twig | medial |
twin | medial |
twist | medial |
until | medial |
victory | medial |
video | medial |
which | medial |
whiff | medial |
whip | medial |
whisk | medial |
whiskers | medial |
whisper | medial |
whistle | medial |
wick | medial |
wig | medial |
will | medial |
wilt | medial |
win | medial |
window | medial |
wing | medial |
wink | medial |
winter | medial |
wish | medial |
wisp | medial |
wit | medial |
witch | medial |
with | medial |
without | medial |
wring | medial |
wrist | medial |
zip | medial |
zipper | medial |
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