Vowel I can also make an /ē/ sound, as in “ski”. This often occurs when the word is from another language and the syllable is accented. Vowel I can also say /ē/ when it is followed by another vowel or a vowel suffix, or when it replaces Suffix -Y.

/ē/, /ē/, /ē/, ski

The only common vowel team that begins with vowel I is IE. If I is followed by another vowel, first test whether the vowels split. However, when I is followed by a vowel suffix, other options are also considered.
I will also say /ē/ when, I is before NG, as in the glued sound ING; when I is before NK, it will say /ē/, as in the glued sound INK.

When a word ends in I-consonant-I, both I’s say /ē/, as in “graffiti”.