Lesson 7:
Short
E Sound
(pen, bed)
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The
short e sound can be found in English words such as: pen, bed, dead,
said, spend, best, rest, again, ready.
Say these words out loud (short E sound is bold):
1) bet
2) rest
3) bed
4) pen
5) said
6) spend
7) get
8) check
9) let
10) sweat
11) wet
12) yet
13) ten
14) again
15) ready
16) neck
17) head
18) when
Now say these sentences out loud (short E sound is
bold):
1) I bet
you haven't slept yet.
2) Get some rest.
3) When will you be ready?
4) He spends ten dollars a day.
5) My head is on my neck.
7) The floor is wet again.
8) He said: "Could you check if you have a pen?"
9) Can you help? Sure, no sweat (=no problem)!
10) Let's pet the cat.
Have you finished them all? Cool!
Well done! You have
completed the short E sound lesson.
Let's move on...