/ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Comparison Drill

This page contains the following:

• A vowel chart showing the difference in tongue position for the two vowels
• A recording comparing the two sounds in real English words (press the "download" button to save it offline).
• The list of the English words in the recording (in order).

If I directed you to this page, be sure to spend to listen to this recording and mimic it as many times as you can and wait 24 hours before you re-submit.  The more you listen and rest, the more you will be able to tune this vowel.

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Visual Comparison

/eɪ/ from The Mimic Method on Vimeo.

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Word Comparison List

/ɛ/ 

bed
set
tech
sell
ben
den
heaven
lead
fed
met

/eɪ/

bade
sate
take
sale
bane
dane
haven
laid
fade
mate

Click HERE to view the entire list of Drills

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