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LESSON 6 /e/
COMMON SPELLING PATTERNS /e/
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音声プレーヤーe egg, beg, fled
ea deaf, head, bread
Source: (Mojsin, 2016)
HOW TO PRONOUNCE /e/
- Open your mouth a bit with your lips moving sideways like you’re smiling. (エ)
- Your tongue is relaxed
- Front part of the tongue is in mid low position
英語耳 p. 70
COMMON JAPANESE MISTAKE
Students usually interchange /e/ and /ei/ sounds.
MINIMAL PAIRS /e/ /ei/
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Read and listen to the differences between /æ/ and /ɑ/.
Test your listening skill by asking someone to RANDOMLY read a word and try to guess which word was read.
音声プレーヤー/e/ | /ei/ |
bet /bét/ | bait /béit/ |
met /mét/ | mate /méit/ |
sell /sél/ | sale /séil/ |
pled /pléd/ | played /pléid/ |
LET US PRACTICE /e/
Practice pronouncing the /e/ sound using the words below.
HOW TO PRACTICE
- LISTEN to the audio file.
- COPY how the words are pronounced.
- SLOWLY read the words.
- LOOK at your mouth and tongue movement using a MIRROR.
- ALWAYS practice.
TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS /e/
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INITIAL
音声プレーヤー- elbow
/élbou/
- extra
/ékstrə/
- every
/évri:/
MEDIAL
音声プレーヤー- respect
/rispékt/
- effect
/ifékt/
- event
/ivént/
THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS /e/
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INITIAL
音声プレーヤー- anytime
/éni:taim/
- ecstatic
/ekstǽtik/
- elderly
/éldɚli:/
MEDIAL
音声プレーヤー- election
/ilékʃn/
- remember
/rimémbɚ/
- sensitive
/sénsitiv/
LET US PHRASE IT
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音声プレーヤー- get eggs
/gét égs/
- beg again
/bég əgén/
- many pens
/méni péns/
- never ending
/névɚ éndiŋ/
TONGUE TWISTER
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音声プレーヤーTed’s pet ate Meg’s lemon cake.
/téds pét éit mégs lémən kéik/