English has a large number of similar sounds with only very small minor variations. Today, we are going to practise two similar vowel sounds; /e/ and /eɪ/; wet /e/ wait /eɪ/ test /e/ taste /eɪ/ Listen to the following words and put them into the correct columns. I will say each word two times: /e/ /eɪ/ waited ✓ wreck rake saint sent hail hell shed shade bend vetted Come back tomorrow and check your answers. Flickr CC: Jeff Golden