Letter(s) Phoneme Word
[a
] / æ / cat 41
Hed felt bad and sad yesterday.
He felt mad (/mæd/) as well
when his mum only gave (/geIv/)him
half a loaf of bread.
He sank (sæŋk)
into the bean bag
and yank (jæŋk) off
the head of his toy cat.
When his dad, Ted’s pet kitty, Ann saw this,
she was really frightened.
She ran (ræn) really fast (/f α:st/) for her life.
[ a ] /
æ
/ cat 41
Hed has a toy van (væn).
He likes to play with it on the sand.
Ann quite likes Hed’s toy van.
But she only stands (stændz) behind a tank
and looks at it.
Ann has a can and a pan
to play with behind the tank.
A pan and a can clank (klæŋk)
when Ann pushes the can into the pan.
[ a ] /
æ / cat 42
Hed cannot have too much bread.
He has an apple instead.
He is not angry (ˈæŋgrI).
In fact, he feels glad to wear a black cap
and carries a small flag (/flæg/).
He claps his hands when he sees a bat.
He taps his feet when he sees a rat.
He pats his shoulders
when he sees his neighbour’s cat.
He dances to the tune of the music
when he sees the band (bænd).
He is no longer mad with so little bread.
[ a ] /
æ
/ cat 43
Hed also likes to wear a hat (/hæt/).
He thinks wearing a hat
does not make him look so fat.
Sometimes he carries a map (/mæp/)
and a bag on his back.
He packs a big floor mat in his bag.
He likes to take a nap on the mat
under an old big tree
near the grand (/grænd/) old house.
Vowels in comparison
/
e / / æ / 48
1. bed bad
2. bet bat
3. Ben ban
4. bend band
5. lend land
6. send sand
7. fen fan
8. less lass
9. met mat
10. men man
11. peck pack
12. pen pan
13. pet pat
14. set sat
15. rent
rant
16. cent cant
17. ten tan
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