How to make the /ɛ/ sound:
The /ɛ/ sound in bed is relaxed and short. The middle of the tongue rounds slightly up and the sides of the tongue rest on the bottom of the mouth. The lips and the jaw are loose and relaxed.
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Practice Reading:
Ted and Debra were getting wed on a beautiful day in early September. It was a gem of a day, twenty degrees Celsius, and the wedding was being held in a heavenly garden where bluebells, hellebore, and anemones were blooming. Ted had ten best men, all friends from university, and Debra had ten bridesmaids and seven flower girls. All the women in the wedding party had red anemone bouquets and the men had red anemone boutonnieres. Debra’s mother helped set up and plan the wedding and all her family jetted from the Netherlands to come. The guests were fed a lovely spread and there was a wet bar. It was a perfect day.
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