Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. gate B. sensitive C. date D. fate
2. A. rain B. they C. bread D. lake
3. A. anyone B. many C. head D. safe
4. A. translation B. dead C. tender D. measure
5. A. obey B. leather C. train D. paint
6. A. breakfast B. nation C. afraid D. preparation
7. A. stretch B. jealous C. neighbor D. November
8. A. eight B. invasion C. play D. member
9. A. liberation B. eleven C. heavy D. steady
10. A. wait B. grey C. pleasure D. weight
Exercise 2: Divide the words into two columns: /e/ or /ei/.
heavy |
men |
tomato |
hence |
bell |
came |
pleasure |
later |
extend |
may |
card |
gel |
way |
cheque |
draught |
station |
heart |
dead |
guard |
away |
pray |
wait |
ten |
eight |
bread |
shell |
shade |
invader |
race |
hell |
pay |
start |
leather |
father |
sharpen |
aunt |
sense |
large |
raise |
terrace |
/e/ |
/eı/ |
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