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Beginning English - Lesson 2 - School
This page: Pronounciation of the phonetic sounds e and æ
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Pronunciation of the
e and æ Sounds

Instructions
Listen and repeat the pronunciation.

e sound æ sound
pen pan
men man
said sad
beg bag
left laughed
dead dad
led lad
bet bat
sell Sal
den Dan
Ben ban
bed bad

 

 

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

1.  Listen
    pen
    pan
   

2.  Listen
    men
    man
   

3.  Listen
    said 
    sad
   

4.  Listen
    beg 
    bag
     

5.  Listen
    left 
    laughed
   

6.  Listen
    dead 
    dad
   

7.  Listen
    led 
    lad
   

8.  Listen
    bet 
    bat
     

9. Listen
    sell 
    Sal
   

10. Listen
    den 
    Dan
   

11. Listen
    Ben 
    ban
   

12. Listen
    bed 
    bad
   

 

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