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The Sound of E, as in Bet
How to produce E: To produce the vowel sound E (as in bet), place the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth and then slightly arch the middle of your tongue towards the middle of the roof of the mouth and with the sides of the tongue pressed against your upper teeth expel your breath making a murmuring sound.
Practice the E (as in Bet) sound using the instructions above:
E, E, E
E, E, E
E, E, E
E, E, E
Repeat the following two times, emphasizing the E sound:
Edit, elbow, else, Eli, energy
Enjoy, ebb, edge, egg, epic
Elf, ember, enjoy, exact, exam
Betty, cell, federal, get, chess
Gel, prep, shed, guess, poem
Opera, steak, ashen, cadet, egress
Repeat the following sentences two times:
1) Elena excelled at writing exams.
2) She explained herself so elegantly that no one noticed when she made her escape.
3) Everyone enjoyed watching the elephants playing on the field.
4) He read the poem to the elated crowd.
5) Lennie ate the steak, and then the federal agents took him away.
6) Edgar desperately needed a triple espresso after learning of the escape.
7) Thankfully the leaflet explained what the opera was about.
8) The emerald had quite the effect on the excited young ladies.
9) Methusa entered the premises hesitantly before heading to the restroom.
10)The employer sent out a set of rules that annoyed all the employees.
* Please note, different letters can make the same sound, such as hard C and K, and the same letter can make different sounds depending on context, like cat/cake.