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🗣️ /e/ Sound

 IPA: /e/ Sound – The he "close-mid front unrounded vowel."

The /e/ sound is a mid-front vowel that is often called the "close-mid front unrounded vowel." It is typically pronounced with the tongue positioned higher than /ɛ/ but lower than /i/. In English, this sound appears in diphthongs (like in "say" /seɪ/) but is also a pure vowel in other languages, such as Spanish or French.

How to Know if It's the /e/ Sound:

  1. Tongue Position: The tongue is placed mid-high in the front of the mouth.

  2. Letter Pattern: Often found in English diphthongs /eɪ/ as in "day," but in some languages like Spanish and Italian, it appears as a single /e/ sound.

  3. Pronunciation: Compared to /ɛ/ ("bed"), /e/ is slightly higher and tenser.

Sample Words with the /e/ Sound (Common in Other Languages or Diphthongs in English):

  1. Café

  2. Ballet

  3. They

  4. Obey

  5. April

  6. Chaos

  7. Debut

  8. Lay

  9. Grey

  10. Essay

Simple Sentences with /e/:

  1. They will obey the rules.

  2. The ballet was wonderful.

  3. We watched a debut performance.

  4. April is the fourth month of the year.

  5. The sky looks grey today.

  6. She wrote a long essay.

  7. He learned to play the café piano.

  8. Please lay the book on the table.

  9. The chaos made it hard to concentrate.

  10. The teacher asked them to obey the instructions.

Tongue Twisters with /e/:

  1. They say the ballet is in April.

  2. The grey café has great essay writers.

  3. Debut the play today and obey the way.

  4. Chaos came when they lay the tray.

  5. Hey, obey and play on a grey day!

A Short Story with /e/:

The Café in April

It was a rainy April morning when Jane decided to visit a small café downtown. She loved sitting by the window, watching the grey sky and sipping her coffee.

Today was special—her friend Tom was going to debut his new song at the café. The place was filled with excitement as people waited for the performance.

"Are you ready?" Jane asked Tom.

"Yes, I just hope the audience will obey the quiet rule while I play," he joked.

As he started playing, the café fell silent. The melody flowed like poetry, bringing peace to the usual chaos of the city. Everyone clapped, and Tom smiled.

"That was amazing!" Jane said. "Maybe your next performance will be a ballet show!"

They both laughed, enjoying the warmth of friendship on that cool April afternoon.


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