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Beginning English - Lesson 11 - Transportation
This page: Pronounce English words with the /e/ and /eI/ sounds.
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Pronunciation of the
/e/ and /eI/ Sounds

 

Instructions
Listen and repeat the pronunciation.

/e/ sound /eI/ sound
pen pain
wet wait
tell tail
test taste
pepper paper
sell sail
shed shade
led laid
bet bait
den Dane
men mane
bell bail

 

 

Practice
Click on "Listen." Select the word that you hear.

1.  Listen
    pen 
    pain 
   

2.  Listen
    wet 
    wait 
   

3.  Listen
    tell 
    tail 
   

4.  Listen
    test 
    taste 
   

5.  Listen
    pepper
    paper 
   

6.  Listen
    sell 
    sail 
   

7.  Listen
    shed 
    shade 
   

8.  Listen
    led 
    laid 
   

9.  Listen
    bet 
    bait 
   

10.  Listen
     den 
     Dane 
    

11.  Listen
     men 
     mane 
    

12.  Listen
     bell 
     bail 
    

 

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Beginning English - Lesson 11 - Transportation
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