Understanding /ε/ and /æ/: Key Differences and Minimal Pairs Practice
This resource explores the differences between the vowel sounds /ε/ and /æ/, focusing on their unrounded, front qualities. It provides engaging practice activities, including identifying minimal pairs and listening exercises with the song "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Participants will work in small groups to find words containing these sounds, enhancing phonetic recognition. Through interactive tasks, learners will track sound occurrences in the song, reinforcing their understanding of these crucial English vowel sounds.
Understanding /ε/ and /æ/: Key Differences and Minimal Pairs Practice
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How they are different? • /ε/ : Unrounded, front, mid • /ae/ : Unrounded, front, low
Practice 2 Listen and Respond
Practice 4 Listen and Respond
Practice 3 Listen and Respond
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?
Activity Answer Key Mary Had a Little Lamb Little Lamb, Little Lamb Mary Had a Little Lamb It’s fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went Mary went, Mary went Everywhere that Mary went The 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