[e] and [ae]

[e]

[e] is articulated with the tongue in a neutral position relative to the roof of the mouth - not too high and not too low. The lips are slightly open.

[ae]

For [ae], the mouth is much more open than for [e], while the tongue remains low and moved far toward the front of the oral cavity, as if one was choking.

bet ~ bat

dead ~ dad

head ~ had

lend ~ land

letter ~ latter

guess ~ gass

mess ~ mass

gem ~ jam

leg ~ lag

send ~ sand

Stan guessed that his dad had that bed for ten years.

Many men met this man when they camped in Kent.

Dan asked why Mandy can't bend this metal band.

Kathy was a better batter than Pam but Pam was better at chess.

Ken says that he can clean his leather bag with a blend of ash and sand.