ε / and / ae

/ε/ and /ae/

• /ε/ : Unrounded, front, mid • /ae/ : Unrounded, front, low

How they are different?

Minimal Pairs

/ε/ /ae/dead daddense dancesaid sadmess massend andleft laughedpet pat

better batter

Practice 2

Listen and Respond

/ε/ letter------------- /ae/ ladder

Where is the ________ ?

Do you want to mail it? Do you want to climb it?

Practice 4

Listen and Respond

/ε/ begged------------- /ae/ bagged

He ________ a lot.

asked for money put groceries in bags

Practice 3

Listen and Respond

/ε/ pedal------------- /ae/ paddle

They had to ________ the boat.

with their legs with their arms

Activity one

Activity 1: in a group of 3, each person reads one of the columns in the handout. Can you identify five

word that has /ε/ and five words that has /æ/.

If there are terms you are not familiar with, please ask.

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Tasks

1. Listen to the song and write down the words including /ε/ and /ae/ sounds.

2. How many times does each sound appear?

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Mary Had a Little Lamb ♫♫

Activity Answer Key

Mary Had a Little LambLittle Lamb, Little LambMary Had a Little LambIt’s fleece was white as snowAnd everywhere that Mary wentMary went, Mary wentEverywhere that Mary wentThe Lamb was sure to go

/ae/ = 3 /ae/ = 2/ae/ = 3/ae/ = 1/ae/ = 4 /ε/ = 2/ae/ = 2 /ε/ = 2 /ae/ = 3 /ε/ = 2 /ae/ = 1

Total /ae/ = 19 Total /ε/ = 6