/ɛ/ vs /æ/

Mid-front /ɛ/ (bed) vs open-front /æ/ (bad).

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# /ɛ/ vs /æ/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Vowel

## Note
Mid-front /ɛ/ (bed) vs open-front /æ/ (bad).

## Practice Pairs
- an / en - onset
- element / aliment - onset
- expand / expend - nucleus
- expense / expanse - nucleus
- clement / clamant - nucleus
- and / end - onset
- ax / ex - onset
- ax / x - onset
- bad / bed - nucleus
- ban / ben - nucleus
- bat / bet - nucleus
- dad / dead - nucleus
- essay / assay - onset
- fat / fet - nucleus
- had / head - nucleus
- ham / hem - nucleus
- lead / lad - nucleus
- less / lass - nucleus
- man / men - nucleus
- mash / mesh - nucleus
- mass / mess - nucleus
- neck / knack - nucleus
- net / nat - nucleus
- pan / pen - nucleus
- pet / pat - nucleus
- rack / wreck - nucleus
- sack / sec - nucleus
- sad / said - nucleus
- set / sat - nucleus
- than / then - nucleus
- van / Venn - nucleus
- vet / vat - nucleus
- wreck / wrack - nucleus
- hack / heck - nucleus
- lad / led - nucleus
- hap / hep - nucleus
- ex / axe - onset
- axe / x - onset
- cag / keg - nucleus
- mat / met - nucleus
- gnash / nesh - nucleus
- nab / neb - nucleus
- sac / sec - nucleus
- expensive / expansive - nucleus
- access / excess - onset
- adapt / adept - nucleus
- blend / bland - nucleus
- cattle / kettle - nucleus
- flax / flex - nucleus
- ravel / revel - nucleus
- inept / inapt - nucleus
- command / commend - nucleus
- malady / melody - nucleus
- mansion / mention - nucleus
- mental / mantle - nucleus
- band / bend - nucleus
- belly / bally - nucleus
- fellow / fallow - nucleus
- flash / flesh - nucleus
- hello / hallow - nucleus
- last / lest - nucleus
- marry / merry - nucleus
- sand / send - nucleus
- tanned / tend - nucleus
- bagger / beggar - nucleus
- fend / fand - nucleus
- lessee / lassie - nucleus
- flak / fleck - nucleus
- sally / selly - nucleus
- pastor / pester - nucleus
- add / ed - onset
- fanatic / phonetic - nucleus
- affluence / effluence - onset
- transient / trenchant - nucleus
- abolition / ebullition - onset
- cell / sal - nucleus
- dam / dem - nucleus
- damn / dem - nucleus
- fan / fen - nucleus
- lack / lek - nucleus
- net / gnat - nucleus
- pack / peck - nucleus
- sell / sal - nucleus
- gem / jamb - nucleus
- letch / latch - nucleus
- sec / sacque - nucleus
- pap / pep - nucleus
- yap / yep - nucleus
- rad / redd - nucleus
- temper / tamper - nucleus
- vessel / vassal - nucleus
- heckle / hackle - nucleus
- flashy / fleshy - nucleus
- bendy / bandy - nucleus
- shekel / shackle - nucleus
- reddish / radish - nucleus
- madly / medley - nucleus
- caleche / calash - nucleus
- mental / mantel - nucleus
- salvage / selvage - nucleus
- daft / deft - nucleus
- drag / dreg - nucleus
- hello / halloa - nucleus
- lax / lex - nucleus
- mellow / mallow - nucleus
- temp / tamp - nucleus
- thrash / thresh - nucleus
- ember / amber - onset
- dance / dense - nucleus
- land / lend - nucleus
- back / beck - nucleus
- gas / guess - nucleus
- get / gat - nucleus
- tan / ten - nucleus

markdown

an
/ˈæn/
vs

en
/ɛn/

Onset
element
/ˈɛləmənt/
vs

aliment
/ˈæləmənt/

Onset
expand
/ɪkˈspænd/
vs

expend
/ɪkˈspɛnd/

Nucleus
expense
/ɪkˈspɛns/
vs

expanse
/ɪkˈspæns/

Nucleus
clement
/ˈklɛmənt/
vs

clamant
/ˈklæmənt/

Nucleus
and
/ænd/
vs

end
/ɛnd/

Onset
ax
/æks/
vs

ex
/ɛks/

Onset
ax
/æks/
vs

x
/ɛks/

Onset
bad
/bæd/
vs

bed
/bɛd/

Nucleus
ban
/bæn/
vs

ben
/bɛn/

Nucleus
bat
/bæt/
vs

bet
/bɛt/

Nucleus
dad
/dæd/
vs

dead
/dɛd/

Nucleus
essay
/ɛˈseɪ/
vs

assay
/æˈseɪ/

Onset
fat
/ˈfæt/
vs

fet
/fɛt/

Nucleus
had
/hæd/
vs

head
/hɛd/

Nucleus
ham
/ˈhæm/
vs

hem
/hɛm/

Nucleus
lead
/lɛd/
vs

lad
/læd/

Nucleus
less
/lɛs/
vs

lass
/læs/

Nucleus
man
/mæn/
vs

men
drill word /mɛn/

Nucleus
mash
/mæʃ/
vs

mesh
/mɛʃ/

Nucleus
mass
/mæs/
vs

mess
/mɛs/

Nucleus
neck
/nɛk/
vs

knack
/næk/

Nucleus
net
/nɛt/
vs

nat
/næt/

Nucleus
pan
/pæn/
vs

pen
/pɛn/

Nucleus
pet
/pɛt/
vs

pat
/ˈpæt/

Nucleus
rack
/ɹæk/
vs

wreck
/ˈɹɛk/

Nucleus
sack
/ˈsæk/
vs

sec
/sɛk/

Nucleus
sad
/sæd/
vs

said
drill word /sɛd/

Nucleus
set
/sɛt/
vs

sat
/sæt/

Nucleus
than
/ðæn/
vs

then
/ðɛn/

Nucleus
van
/væn/
vs

Venn
drill word /vɛn/

Nucleus
vet
/vɛt/
vs

vat
drill word /væt/

Nucleus
wreck
/ˈɹɛk/
vs

wrack
/ɹæk/

Nucleus
hack
/hæk/
vs

heck
/hɛk/

Nucleus
lad
/læd/
vs

led
drill word /lɛd/

Nucleus
hap
/hæp/
vs

hep
/hɛp/

Nucleus
ex
/ɛks/
vs

axe
/æks/

Onset
axe
/æks/
vs

x
/ɛks/

Onset
cag
/kæɡ/
vs

keg
/kɛɡ/

Nucleus
mat
/mæt/
vs

met
drill word /mɛt/

Nucleus
gnash
/ˈnæʃ/
vs

nesh
/nɛʃ/

Nucleus
nab
/næb/
vs

neb
/nɛb/

Nucleus
sac
/sæk/
vs

sec
/sɛk/

Nucleus
expensive
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
vs

expansive
/ɪkˈspænsɪv/

Nucleus
access
/ˈækˌsɛs/
vs

excess
/ˈɛksɛs/

Onset
adapt
/əˈdæpt/
vs

adept
/əˈdɛpt/

Nucleus
blend
/blɛnd/
vs

bland
/blænd/

Nucleus
cattle
/ˈkætəl/
vs

kettle
/ˈkɛ.təl/

Nucleus
flax
/flæks/
vs

flex
/flɛks/

Nucleus
ravel
/ˈrævəl/
vs

revel
/ˈrɛvəl/

Nucleus
inept
/ɪˈnɛpt/
vs

inapt
/ɪnˈæpt/

Nucleus
command
/kəˈmænd/
vs

commend
/kəˈmɛnd/

Nucleus
malady
/ˈmæl.ə.di/
vs

melody
/ˈmɛl.ə.di/

Nucleus
mansion
/ˈmæn.ʃən/
vs

mention
/ˈmɛnʃən/

Nucleus
mental
/ˈmɛn.təl/
vs

mantle
/ˈmæntəl/

Nucleus
band
/bænd/
vs

bend
/bɛnd/

Nucleus
belly
/ˈbɛli/
vs

bally
/ˈbæli/

Nucleus
fellow
/ˈfɛloʊ/
vs

fallow
/ˈfæloʊ/

Nucleus
flash
/flæʃ/
vs

flesh
/flɛʃ/

Nucleus
hello
/hɛˈloʊ/
vs

hallow
/ˈhæloʊ/

Nucleus
last
/læst/
vs

lest
/lɛst/

Nucleus
marry
/ˈmæɹi/
vs

merry
/ˈmɛ.ɹi/

Nucleus
sand
/ˈsænd/
vs

send
/sɛnd/

Nucleus
tanned
/tænd/
vs

tend
/ˈtɛnd/

Nucleus
bagger
/ˈbæɡɚ/
vs

beggar
/ˈbɛɡɚ/

Nucleus
fend
/fɛnd/
vs

fand
/fænd/

Nucleus
lessee
/lɛˈsi/
vs

lassie
/ˈlæsi/

Nucleus
flak
/flæk/
vs

fleck
/flɛk/

Nucleus
sally
/ˈsæli/
vs

selly
/ˈsɛli/

Nucleus
pastor
/ˈpæs.tɚ/
vs

pester
/ˈpɛstɚ/

Nucleus
add
/æd/
vs

ed
/ɛd/

Onset
fanatic
/fəˈnæt.ɪk/
vs

phonetic
/fəˈnɛt.ɪk/

Nucleus
affluence
/ˈæfluəns/
vs

effluence
/ˈɛfluəns/

Onset
transient
/ˈtɹæn.ʃənt/
vs

trenchant
/ˈtɹɛnʃənt/

Nucleus
abolition
/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
vs

ebullition
/ˌɛbəˈlɪʃən/

Onset
cell
/sɛl/
vs

sal
/sæl/

Nucleus
dam
/ˈdæm/
vs

dem
/dɛm/

Nucleus
damn
/ˈdæm/
vs

dem
/dɛm/

Nucleus
fan
/fæn/
vs

fen
/fɛn/

Nucleus
lack
/ˈlæk/
vs

lek
/lɛk/

Nucleus
net
/nɛt/
vs

gnat
/næt/

Nucleus
pack
/pæk/
vs

peck
/pɛk/

Nucleus
sell
/sɛl/
vs

sal
/sæl/

Nucleus
gem
/d͡ʒɛm/
vs

jamb
/dʒæm/

Nucleus
letch
/lɛtʃ/
vs

latch
/læt͡ʃ/

Nucleus
sec
/sɛk/
vs

sacque
/sæk/

Nucleus
pap
/pæp/
vs

pep
/pɛp/

Nucleus
yap
/jæp/
vs

yep
/jɛp/

Nucleus
rad
/ræd/
vs

redd
/rɛd/

Nucleus
temper
/ˈtɛmpɚ/
vs

tamper
/ˈtæm.pɚ/

Nucleus
vessel
/ˈvɛs.əl/
vs

vassal
/ˈvæsəl/

Nucleus
heckle
/ˈhɛkəl/
vs

hackle
/ˈhækəl/

Nucleus
flashy
/ˈflæʃi/
vs

fleshy
/ˈflɛʃi/

Nucleus
bendy
/ˈbɛndi/
vs

bandy
/ˈbæn.di/

Nucleus
shekel
/ˈʃɛkəl/
vs

shackle
/ˈʃæk.əl/

Nucleus
reddish
/ˈɹɛdɪʃ/
vs

radish
/ˈɹædɪʃ/

Nucleus
madly
/ˈmædli/
vs

medley
/ˈmɛdli/

Nucleus
caleche
/kəˈlɛʃ/
vs

calash
/kəˈlæʃ/

Nucleus
mental
/ˈmɛn.təl/
vs

mantel
/ˈmæn.təl/

Nucleus
salvage
/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/
vs

selvage
/ˈsɛlvɪdʒ/

Nucleus
daft
/dæft/
vs

deft
/ˈdɛft/

Nucleus
drag
/ˈdɹæɡ/
vs

dreg
/dɹɛɡ/

Nucleus
hello
/hɛˈloʊ/
vs

halloa
/hæˈloʊ/

Nucleus
lax
/læks/
vs

lex
/lɛks/

Nucleus
mellow
/ˈmɛloʊ/
vs

mallow
/ˈmæl.oʊ/

Nucleus
temp
/tɛmp/
vs

tamp
/tæmp/

Nucleus
thrash
/θræʃ/
vs

thresh
/θrɛʃ/

Nucleus
ember
/ˈɛmbɚ/
vs

amber
/ˈæm.bɚ/

Onset
dance
/dæns/
vs

dense
/ˈdɛns/

Nucleus
land
/lænd/
vs

lend
/ˈlɛnd/

Nucleus
back
/bæk/
vs

beck
/bɛk/

Nucleus
gas
/ɡæs/
vs

guess
/ɡɛs/

Nucleus
get
/ɡɛt/
vs

gat
/ɡæt/

Nucleus
tan
/ˈtæn/
vs

ten
/tɛn/

Nucleus

/ɛ/ vs /æ/

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