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The short I sound is usually heard in words with an I or a Y. These include bid, dig, sit, mint, swim, and ship, and myth, rhythm, and hymn.

The short I is heard in :

I words - thick, hill, if, gift, limb, since, fizz

Y words - gym, symphony

E words - began, replace

EE words - been

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Almost all words that start with IM or IN are short I words:

image, immerse, impel, important

include, innate, infer, inner, intense

Words that start with short I also include:

idiom, if, ignoble, ill, illogical, irrational, is, isthmus, it

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Some words that have a UI pair where the U is silent:

guilt

build

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