MINIMAL PAIRS: /e/ and /æ/

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PRONUNCIATION TIPS: /e/ and /æ/

Here are some minimal pairs to practice vowels /e/ and /æ/:

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MINIMAL PAIRS: /ɒ/ and /ɔ:/

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Betty Botter Bought Some Butter - English Tongue Twisters

Here's a famous English tongue twister which is perfect to practice short vowels:

/æ/ batter
/e/ better - Betty
/ɪ/ bitter - bit - this
/ɒ/ Botter
/ʌ/ butter
/ʊ/ would

And the long vowel:

/ɔ:/ bought

Vowel Pronunciation - A & O