Short E vs. Long A Minimal Pairs /ɛ/ and /eɪ/
by Rike Neville © 2021
Price: $4 USD
Subjects: ela,speech,englishSecondLanguage,eslPronunciation,adultSpeech,phonology
Grades: 10,11,12,15
Description
Clear pronunciation helps adult ESL students both professionally and socially. If your students mix up the /ɛ/ and /eɪ/ sounds, you'll want to grab this resource to zero in on this pronunciation difficulty and help them master the sounds of short e and long a. It's easier to pronounce these sounds correctly if you can HEAR the difference. Your students will get lots of listening practice with this deck! Each card has an /ɛ/ vs. /eɪ/ minimal pair represented by both photos and words. The audio from the gold icon will play automatically. Students can immediately drag and drop it in the box for the correct word/image or click the silver icon to listen to the other word before moving any icons. Students must place both the gold and the silver icons in the box for the matching word/image. Students can listen to the words as many times as they want by clicking on the icons. Encourage your students to repeat the words as they hear them. This deck was created with adult students in mind and will not appeal to young learners. In case you are using this with high school students, please be aware that the LAST card in the deck includes the word "ale" along with an image. Be sure to leave this card out before assigning it to non-adult students. This boom deck uses the same photos as the digital presentation part of my Short E vs. Long A Pronunciation for Adult ESL resource in my TpT store.
Acknowledgements
Wikimedia Commons Public Domain phlegm (no photographer name given) Pexels Public Domain: main by Film Bros PIXABAY Public Domain: All other photos are from Pixabay and are in the public domain. Public domain pictures do not need to be credited, but I like doing that. However, there are too many to list here due to space constraints. They ARE listed in my TpT resource.