Words like "line, mine, pine," and "dine" are pronounced with /aɪn/ (sounds like "I" + n). For example, line sounds like lie+n. When we add "-ine" as a suffix on the ends of words, it can sound the same as in these words, "ine" /aɪn/ or like "in" /ɪn/ or "een" /in/.
Here are the words broken down by which pronunciation they have.
Here are the words broken down by which pronunciation they have.
| ine sounds like /aɪn/ "ine" fine, line, dine, wine, mine, pine, sine, nine, tine, nine, spine, shine, swine, brine, twine opine alpine online byline, headline, deadline refine combine decline airline bovine, canine, feline iodine alkaline supine Valentine turpentine Philistine Argentine | ine sounds like /in/ "een" zine machine marine routine pristine nicotine, morphine saltine ravine saline, chlorine vaccine quarantine cuisine dopamine histamine guillotine magazine trampoline tambourine serpentine elephantine clandestine (also /tɪn/) Byzantine | ine sounds like /ɪn/ "in" engine famine imagine examine, determine genuine discipline adrenaline medicine feminine, masculine doctrine jasmine heroine intestine margarine urine clandestine (also /tin/) peregrine |
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