Workbook 1 · Unit 1 Dress & Trap · L1
The Dress Vowel/ɛ/
JL
/ɛ/
- Vowel type
- Short Monophthong
- Tongue
- Front, central - arching forwards Tongue tip behind teeth push central part of tongue forward
- Lips
- Slightly stretched throughout.
- Tips
- Smile during the vowel; you willfind it much easier until you are used to it.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
– Lao Tzu
Common mistakes
- Don’t let it become э too far back: say bed /bɛd/, keep the jaw half-open.
- Keep the end voiced: say bed /bɛd/, not /bɛt/.
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