Unit 6: Bread and jam /e/ and /æ/
A. How to make the sound /e/
/e/ is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen and say the sound. Open your mouth quite wide. Target sound: /e/
B. Sound and spelling
/e/ is usually spelled e, but sometimes ea, ie, a or ai. Listen and repeat.
- check: /tʃek/
- leg: /leɡ/
- letter: /ˈlet.ər/
- red: /red/
- sentences: /ˈsen.tən.sɪz/
- bread: /bred/
- head: /hed/
- read /red/
- friend: /frend/
- any: /ˈen.i/
- many: /ˈmen.i/
- again: /əˈɡen/
- said: /sed/
Listen and say these sentences.
- Tell me again.: /tel mi əˈɡen/
- Send me a cheque.: /send mi ə tʃek/
- Correct these sentences.: /kəˈrekt ðiːz ˈsen.tən.sɪz/
- Twenty to twelve.: /ˈtwen.ti tə twelv/
- Help your friend.: /help jɔːr frend/
C. How to make the sound /æ/
/æ/ is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen and say the sound. Open your mouth wide. Target sound: /æ/
D. Sound and spelling
/æ/ is usualy spelled a. Listen and repeat.
- back: /bæk/
- camera: /ˈkæm.rə/
- factory: /ˈfæk.tər.i/
- hat: /hæt/
- jam: /dʒæm/
- manager: /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒər/
- map: /mæp/
- plan: /plæn/
- traffic: /ˈtræf.ɪk/
Listen and say these phrases and sentences.
- Thanks for the cash. : /θæŋks fɔːr ðə kæʃ/
- I ran to the bank. : /aɪ ræn tə ðə bæŋk/
- Where’s my black jacket? : /weərz maɪ blæk ˈdʒæk.ɪt/
- That man works in a jam factory. : /ðæt mæn wɜːks ɪn ə dʒæm ˈfæk.tər.i/
- Let me carry your bags. : /let mi ˈkær.i jɔːr bæɡz/
