0260 The Short E

English Highway Podcast
Pronunciation: The short /e/ (#0260)

Learn the short /e/ vowel sound using vocabulary words and
sentences.
Announcer: You’re about to listen to an audio lesson from OpenEnglish.com.

Welcome back! I’m Andres Moreno, and I’ll be your coach for today’s
audio lesson. I’m excited about this lesson because we will be working on
a very common sound in the English language.
The sound I’m referring to is the short “e” sound. It’s in the words: “tell”
and “welcome.” Can you hear it? “tell” “welcome.”
So repeat after me:
“tell”
“welcome”
You got it. Once again:
“tell”
“welcome”
Here’s a few more words for you to practice. Repeat after me:
“bed”
And again:
“bed”
Here’s another word. Repeat after me:
“bread”
And stretch it, come on:
“bread”
Longer:
“bread”
That’s it, you got it. One more word for you to practice. Repeat after me:
“head”
“head”
“head”
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“head”
Way to go! Can you hear it now?
Say:
“yes”
“yes”
The word “yes” contains the short “e” sound. So repeat after me:
“Yes!”
Shout it out loud:
“Yes!”
You got it! Let’s keep practicing.

If you’re visiting a friend’s house, what might you see?
Repeat after me:
“a television”
Once again:
“a television”
“television”
That’s right. Television contains the short “e” sound:
“television”
Here’s another word, “telephone.”
“ telephone”
Way to go! At your friend’s house, you could also find a shelf. So repeat
after me:
“shelf”
“shelf”
That’s it. Now, let’s practice asking some questions. Repeat after me:
“Does Jeff have a nice bedroom?”
And again, repeat after me:

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“bedroom”
And again, come on:
“bedroom”
Now the whole question. Repeat after me:
Good job! Here’s another question. Repeat after me:
“May I use the restroom?”
“restroom”
That’s it. Here’s another common question. Repeat after me:
“Do you need to use the restroom?”
Way to go! That was a long one. Let’s practice it again. Repeat after me:
Way to go. An answer might be, “I’ll go after the lesson.”
So repeat after me:
“I’ll go after the lesson.”
“lesson”
Come on, stretch the sound:
“lesson”
Now the whole sentence. Repeat after me:
Way to go. Let’s keep practicing. Here’s another question. Repeat after
me:
“Do you want some bread?”
Stretch the word:
“bread”

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Way to go. Here’s a common expression that helps you answer that
question. Repeat after me:
“Help yourself.”
And again, repeat after me:
That expression means you can go ahead and get some bread.
So you’re doing great. We’re almost finished with this session. In order to
end this, please shout out:
“I get it!”
“get”
Stretch it:
“get”
“I get it!”
Way to go! Let’s finish by repeating out loud the words we just practiced
with the short “e” sound. Repeat after me:
“Welcome”
“get”
“help”
“bread”
“lesson”
“restroom”
“telephone”
You can do it! Come on, put some energy into it:
“Welcome”
“get”
“help”
You can do it, come on. We’re almost there. Repeat after me:
“bread”
“lesson”
“restroom”

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“telephone”
Alright, two more. Repeat after me:
“television”
“bed”
That was excellent! Congratulations! With every new audio lesson, your
listening and speaking skills are getting better and better. Continue to
listen to these lessons as often as possible because remember, practice
makes perfect!
For additional practice, turn on your computer and go to

OpenEnglish.com. At OpenEnglish, you’ll find hundreds of interactive
lessons and videos to help you perfect your English. Accelerate your
English today. See you soon.
Additional practice: Short “e” vowel sound
Words:
tell
welcome
bed
bread
head
yes
television
telephone
shelf
bedroom
restroom
lesson
bread
Sentences:

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Pronunciation: The short /e/ (#0260)

Announcer: You’re about to listen to an audio lesson from OpenEnglish.com.

So repeat after me:

You got it. Once again:

Here’s another word. Repeat after me:

And stretch it, come on:

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

Way to go! Can you hear it now?

Shout it out loud:

You got it! Let’s keep practicing.

Repeat after me:

That’s right. Television contains the short “e” sound:

Here’s another word, “telephone.”

“Does Jeff have a nice bedroom?”

And again, repeat after me:

“Does Jeff have a nice bedroom?”

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

And again, come on:

Now the whole question. Repeat after me:

“Does Jeff have a nice bedroom?”

Good job! Here’s another question. Repeat after me:

“May I use the restroom?”

“May I use the restroom?”

That’s it. Here’s another common question. Repeat after me:

“Do you need to use the restroom?”

“Do you need to use the restroom?”

Way to go. An answer might be, “I’ll go after the lesson.”

So repeat after me:

“I’ll go after the lesson.”

Come on, stretch the sound:

Now the whole sentence. Repeat after me:

“I’ll go after the lesson.”

“Do you want some bread?”

Stretch the word:

“Do you want some bread?”

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

And again, repeat after me:

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

Alright, two more. Repeat after me:

For additional practice, turn on your computer and go to

Additional practice: Short “e” vowel sound

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

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