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| /æ/ vs /ɛ/ minimal pairs |
/æ/ vs /ɛ/ minimal pairs
These are minimal pairs of /æ/ and /ɛ/.
axe, ex
and, end
bad, bed
bag, beg
bland, blend
band, bend
bat, bet
cattle, kettle
dad, dead
dab, deb
fad, fed
flash, flesh
flax, flecks
frat, fret
gas, guess
gnat, net
gassed, guest
had, head
ham, hem
jam, gem
knack, neck
land, lend
man, men
manned, mend
mat, met
pan, pen
pat, pet
rabble, rebel
rack, wreck
shall, shell
spanned, spend
sacks, sex
sad, said
sat, set
slapped, slept
tack, tech
than, then
track, trek
tamp, temp
tamper, temper
trad, tread
vat, vet
/æ/ vs /ɛ/ in sentences
These are sentences with /ɛ/:
Did you already sell the eggs?
She let her cleanse the heavy desk.
We treasure the pleasure.
Please tell the pilot the jet is ready.
The wet weather makes us sweat.
These are sentences with /æ/ sound:
My sad aunt sat on the mat.
He actually laughed because he was happy.
The man will be married soon.
It was a bad plan.
The happy family band can add the aunt.
These sentences have both /ɛ/ and /æ/
Bad dog! Get off the bed!
He begged me not to call the police after I caught him trying to steal my bag.
The men cheered as the man came on the stage.
I'll put the kettle on the stove if you can bring the cattle back into the barn.
Please lend me some cash.
He lost his temper when he realized that I tampered with the radio station.
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