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Short A Short e PDF
Short A Short e PDF
bat
bet
Can you hear the difference? Lets keep working on it. Listen to this
sentence and repeat after me:
Thats it. It would have been a very different sentence if I had said, It was
a very large bad. Bad and bed are the same word but with different
vowel sounds. So repeat after me:
bed
bad
bat
bet
Thats it. Two completely different words, very similar though. Heres
another example. Repeat after me:
fan
fell
Can you hear the difference in the vowel sounds? Repeat after me again:
fan
fell
bat
bed
bad
bet
I am a sports fan.
fan
I am a sports fan.
had
head
Pay close attention to the difference. Listen and repeat after me once
again:
had
head
get
back
get
back
Two very different sounds. Lets keep working at it. Repeat after me:
sent
Dan
And again:
sent
Dan
I had a headache.
had
head
headache
I had a headache.
I had a headache.
You got it. Lets keep at it. Heres another example. Repeat after me:
when
Dan
get
back
Okay, now the whole sentence. Put some energy into it, and repeat after
me:
men
can
men
can
channel
rest
channel
rest
You got it. Heres another pair of words. Repeat after me:
that
incredible
that
incredible
Good job. Now lets practice some sentences. Repeat after me, and put
some energy into it. I want to hear you:
men
can
men
channel
change
And again:
There you go. Two more sentences, lets do it. Repeat after me:
that
that
incredible
Way to go. You did great this lesson. We worked on a hard concept
today. My recommendation is for you to listen to this audio lesson again
and again until you feel confident with the differences between the short
a vowel sound and the short e vowel sound. Until next time and
remember, practice makes perfect!
Words:
bat
bed
bad
bet
fan
had
head
get
back
sent
Dan
When
men
can
channel
change
that
incredible
Word pairs:
bat - bet
bad - bed
fan - fell
can - men
channel - rest
that - incredible
Sentences:
My bat is under the bed.
It was a bad bet.
I am a sports fan.
I had a headache.
When does Dan get back?
The men can now watch TV.
Dont change the channel.
Lets watch the rest of the game.
Did you see that?
That was incredible.