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Objective: Learning the short E sound and finding out the words troubling you
- Please read the tip on the short E sound.
- Remember the short E sounds is the letter e with a check-like symbol above as ..
- Click here to see all the patterns for the short E sound or right click the list box to choose a pattern.
- In the following example, the letter
E is pronounced as
the short E sound if the letter E is followed by two consonants such as the
letters CT. If you learn the name Beck, then you can apply the pattern to
remember that the letter E is pronounced as the short E sound.
- Use our auto-play feature and other useful features to help you practice the words.

Using the video clips to guide you to learn how to pronounce the short E sound.
In the following example, you will learn that the letter E is
pronounced as the short E sound when the words contain only the vowel letter E. You can practice the list of words to help you
get rid of your accents. Click here to see if you can distinguish the words gait, gate, goat, got,
and get.

English Sound |
Common Error |
Solution |
Speakers |
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. |
set |
) |
sat |
Move front of tongue a little higher. |
Arabic, Dutch, Turkish |
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. |
set |
4 |
sit |
Move front of tongue a little lower. |
Arabic, |
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. |
let |
( |
late |
Keep tongue in fixed front central position. |
Hungarian, |
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If you feel comfortable pronouncing a word, you can remove the word by pressing the delete key.
If you feel the need to practice a word, you can add the word by clicking the Red Arrow button.
You will need to invest 15 to 30 minutes a day to go through the list. It may take a week for you to go through the list. Don't worry about whether you remember the pattern or not because you will remember it later.
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