Pronunciation: vowel sounds

short e

 

read left to right and go down the list

bet

met
set
let

lent

bent
sent
tent

left

theft
heft
elf

shelf

shelves
help
melt

spend

trend
friend
lend

jell

sell
tell
yell

check

trek
lead
read

west

test
rest
breast

prep

strep
crept
swept

Ken

Jen
Ben
Ed

Now you try it:

  1. Record your voice reading these words.
  2. Compare your pronunciation to mine.

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