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The /ɛ/ Sound
Tongue
The tongue tip touches the back of the bottom front teeth. The middle part of the tongue arches up towards the roof of the mouth.
Jaw
The jaw drops.
Vocal Chords
The vocal cords vibrate.
Examples of words with the /ɛ/ sound
schweppes
/
ˈ
ʃ
w
ɛ
p
s
/
Pronounced by Joanna
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Pronounced by Salli
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Pronounced by Joey
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Pronounced by Matthew
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thread
/
ˈ
θ
r
ɛ
d
/
Pronounced by Matthew
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beget
/
b
ɪ
ˈ
g
ɛ
t
/
/
bɪ
-
ˈgɛt
/
Pronounced by Joanna
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herdal
/
ˈ
h
ɛ
r
d
ə
l
/
/
ˈhɛr
-
dəl
/
Pronounced by Joanna
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kaelin
/
ˈ
k
ɛ
l
ɪ
n
/
/
ˈkɛ
-
lɪn
/
Pronounced by Joanna
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regulation
/
ˌ
r
ɛ
g
j
ə
ˈ
l
e
ɪ
ʃ
ə
n
/
Pronounced by Joanna
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yellow
/
ˈ
j
ɛ
l
o
ʊ
/
Pronounced by Ivy
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Pronounced by Ivy
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experiment
/
ɪ
k
ˈ
s
p
ɛ
r
ə
m
ə
n
t
/
/
ɪks
-
ˈpɛ
-
rə
-
mənt
/
Pronounced by Kimberly
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went
/
w
ɛ
n
t
/
Pronounced by Kimberly
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digested
/
ˈ
d
a
ɪ
ˌ
ʤ
ɛ
s
t
ɪ
d
/
Pronounced by Salli
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