Exercise 8-5: tense and lax vowel exercise

Let's practice tense and lax vowels in context.

The intonation is marked for you.

When in doubt, try to leave out the lax vowel rather than run the risk of overpronouncing it: lip instead of lip, so it doesn't sound like leap. Repeat:

1. eat it I eat it.

2. beat bit The beat is a bit strong.

3. keys kiss Give me a kiss for the keys.

4. cheek chick The chick's cheek is soft.

5. deed did He did the deed.

6. feet fit These shoes fit my feet.

7. feel fill Do you feel that we should fill it?

8. green grin The Martian's grin was green.

9. heat hit Last summer, the heat hit hard.

10. heel hill Put your heel on the hill.