Lesson 3 [ei]

Lesson 3: [ei] as in ate, game and they

Pronouncing [ei]

Lips: Spread and unrounded

Jaw: Rises with the toungue and closes slightly

Toungue: Glides from the midlevel to near the roof of the mouth

​[ei] is a diphthong and its a compund vowel sound mande by blending two vowels together very quickly.

​Possible pronunciation problems:

Pronunciation problems occur because of confusing english spelling patterns and the similarity of [ei] and [ʒ]

If you say [3] instead of [ei]:

​Examples

​Late will sound like let.

Paper will sound like pepper.