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Beginning English - Lesson 5 - Family
This page: Pronounciation of the phonetic sounds /I/ and /e/
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Pronunciation of the
/I/ and /e/ Sounds

 

Instructions
Listen and repeat the pronunciation.

/I/ sound /e/ sound
bill bell
pin pen
chick check
wrist rest
fill fell
bitter better
lid led
bit bet
sill sell
din den
mill Mel
tin ten

 

 

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

1.  Listen
    bill
    bell
   

2.  Listen
    pin
    pen
   

3.  Listen
    chick
    check
   

4.  Listen
    wrist
    rest
   

5.  Listen
    fill
    fell
   

6.  Listen
    bitter
    better
   

7.  Listen
    lid
    led
   

8.  Listen
    bit
    bet
   

9.  Listen
    sill
    sell
   

10.  Listen
    din
    den
   

11.  Listen
    mill
    Mel
   

12.  Listen
    tin
    ten
   

 

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Beginning English - Lesson 5 - Family
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