Introduction to long vowels > Pronounce long i > Introduction to short vowels > Pronounce short e
long i /ɑɪ/— short e /ɛ/ minimal pairs
1. bite — bet
bite
bet
2. bride — bread
bride
bread
3. hide — head
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hide
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head
4. lied — led
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lied
led
5. light — let
light
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let
6. might — met
might
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met
7. mind — mend
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mind
mend
8. side — said
side
said
9. signed — send
signed
send
10. smile — smell
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smile
smell