Pronunciation Activation Pack 16 - The Vowel in Train / eɪ /

Activate the Vowel in Train / eɪ / with this English Pronunciation Activation Pack. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the fourth of the gliding vowels / eɪ /. We will look at the letter combinations that give the / eɪ / sound. We will look at lots of words which have the / eɪ / sound in them. Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / eɪ / sound correctly. Letter Combinations for / eɪ / - This gliding vowel sound has these letter combinations: A, AI, AY EI, EIGH, EY, and EA and rarely AU, AO, and E and from French ER, ET, and EE. There are two other vowel sounds that cause confusion with the / eɪ / sound. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack I’ll look at the / eɪ / vs / ɪ / minimal pairs and the / eɪ / vs / e / minimal pairs. Pronunciation Activation Pack 16 - The Vowel in Train / eɪ /

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Activate the consonant sound / k / in Key. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the consonant sound / k /. We will look at the letter combinations that give the / k / sound. We will look at lots of words which have the / k / sound in them. Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / k / sound correctly. The / k / sound is an unvoiced velar plosive made by blocking the air flow with the back of the tongue pressed up against the soft, back part of the roof of the mouth and then releasing it explosively. The / k / sound on the chart is shown in blue, which means that it is unvoiced. Letter Combinations for / k / - This unvoiced velar plosive has these combinations: K, C, CC, CH, CK, Q, QU, and X. Pronunciation Activation Pack 28 - The / k / sound in Key

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