This document is a lesson from SkimaTalk on pronouncing the vowel sounds [e], [ə], and [i] in English. It provides examples of words that contain each vowel sound to help learners distinguish between them. The lesson compares the sounds [e] vs [i] and [ə] vs [ʌ] with 5 word pairs for each. It aims to help intermediate English learners improve their pronunciation of these similar vowel sounds.

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SkimaTalk Official Course
Intermediate Pronunciation
Lesson 9: [e] / [ə] / [i]

2. Intermediate Pronunciation
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Today’s Lesson!
1. Sounds L / R / Th
2. Sounds B / F / V
3. Sounds S / Sh / Z
4. Sounds P / B / T / D
5. Sounds M / N / K / G
6. Sounds W / Y / H
7. Sounds [tʃ] / [dʒ] / [ʃ] / [ʒ]
8. Sounds [a] / [æ] / [ʌ]
9. Sounds [e] / [ə] / [i]
10. Sounds [ou] / [ɔ]

3. Sounds: [e] / [ə]
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# [e] # [ə]
1 Men 1 Banana
2 Pen 2 Animal
3 Red 3 About
4 Say 4 Item
5 Get 5 Children
6 Sell 6 Family
7 Well 7 Father
8 Neck 8 System
9 Tell 9 Was
10 Friend 10 Experiment
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4. Sounds: [e] vs. [i]
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# [e] [i]
1 Bell Bill
2 Set Sit
3 Left Lift
4 When Win
5 Pen Pin
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5. Sounds: [ə] vs. [ʌ]
5
# [ə] [ʌ]
1 Honor Honey
2 Monitor Money
3 Bottom Button
4 Comma Company
5 Monument Monday
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