/ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

Monophthong /ɛ/ (pen) vs diphthong /eɪ/ (pain).

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# /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

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

## Note
Monophthong /ɛ/ (pen) vs diphthong /eɪ/ (pain).

## Practice Pairs
- rare / ray - coda
- clement / claimant - nucleus
- ad / eddy - onset
- bag / beg - nucleus
- bake / beck - nucleus
- bell / bail - nucleus
- bet / bait - nucleus
- cane / ken - nucleus
- cell / sail - nucleus
- chase / chess - nucleus
- date / debt - nucleus
- fail / fell - nucleus
- fake / feck - nucleus
- fate / fet - nucleus
- gap / gape - nucleus
- hail / hell - nucleus
- hell / hale - nucleus
- late / let - nucleus
- lead / laid - nucleus
- main / men - nucleus
- mate / met - nucleus
- neck / nake - nucleus
- pain / pen - nucleus
- red / raid - nucleus
- sail / sell - nucleus
- sake / sec - nucleus
- shade / shed - nucleus
- tag / teg - nucleus
- wait / wet - nucleus
- weight / wet - nucleus
- when / wane - nucleus
- wane / wen - nucleus
- fete / fet - nucleus
- bail / belle - nucleus
- bain / ben - nucleus
- dale / dell - nucleus
- bane / ben - nucleus
- rake / reck - nucleus
- deign / den - nucleus
- Venn / vane - nucleus
- led / laid - nucleus
- bacon / beckon - nucleus
- haven / heaven - nucleus
- retail / retell - nucleus
- laden / leaden - nucleus
- attainder / attender - nucleus
- best / based - nucleus
- best / baste - nucleus
- bread / braid - nucleus
- cent / saint - nucleus
- chest / chaste - nucleus
- hello / halo - nucleus
- later / letter - nucleus
- sailor / seller - nucleus
- scent / saint - nucleus
- tent / taint - nucleus
- waist / west - nucleus
- waste / west - nucleus
- abet / abate - nucleus
- flake / fleck - nucleus
- pest / paste - nucleus
- feigned / fend - nucleus
- tasty / testy - nucleus
- aid / ed - onset
- etch / aitch - onset
- aide / ed - onset
- l / ale - onset
- l / ail - onset
- ale / ell - onset
- ail / ell - onset
- bell / bale - nucleus
- lake / lek - nucleus
- less / lace - nucleus
- mess / mace - nucleus
- phase / fez - nucleus
- sage / sedge - nucleus
- set / sate - nucleus
- wage / wedge - nucleus
- wait / whet - nucleus
- wed / wade - nucleus
- weight / whet - nucleus
- feign / fen - nucleus
- reign / wren - nucleus
- fain / fen - nucleus
- dame / dem - nucleus
- raze / res - nucleus
- sane / seine - nucleus
- belle / bale - nucleus
- men / mane - nucleus
- lek / laik - nucleus
- lemon / layman - nucleus
- natal / nettle - nucleus
- leman / layman - nucleus
- fated / fetid - nucleus
- impel / impale - nucleus
- better / beta - nucleus
- flame / phlegm - nucleus
- trace / tress - nucleus
- fret / freight - nucleus
- quell / quail - nucleus
- lever / laver - nucleus
- tater / tetter - nucleus
- satyr / setter - nucleus

markdown

rare
/ɹɛ/
vs

ray
/ɹeɪ/

Coda
clement
/ˈklɛmənt/
vs

claimant
/ˈkleɪmənt/

Nucleus
ad
/ˌeɪˈdi/
vs

eddy
/ˈɛdi/

Onset
bag
/bæɡ/
vs

beg
/ˈbeɪɡ/

Nucleus
bake
/beɪk/
vs

beck
/bɛk/

Nucleus
bell
/bɛl/
vs

bail
/beɪl/

Nucleus
bet
/ˈbɛt/
vs

bait
/beɪt/

Nucleus
cane
/keɪn/
vs

ken
/kɛn/

Nucleus
cell
/sɛl/
vs

sail
/seɪl/

Nucleus
chase
/t͡ʃeɪs/
vs

chess
/t͡ʃɛs/

Nucleus
date
/deɪt/
vs

debt
/dɛt/

Nucleus
fail
/feɪl/
vs

fell
/fɛl/

Nucleus
fake
/feɪ̯k/
vs

feck
/fɛk/

Nucleus
fate
/feɪt/
vs

fet
/fɛt/

Nucleus
gap
/ɡɛp/
vs

gape
/ˈɡeɪp/

Nucleus
hail
/heɪl/
vs

hell
/hɛl/

Nucleus
hell
/hɛl/
vs

hale
/heɪl/

Nucleus
late
/leɪt/
vs

let
/lɛt/

Nucleus
lead
/lɛd/
vs

laid
drill word /leɪd/

Nucleus
main
/ˈmeɪn/
vs

men
drill word /mɛn/

Nucleus
mate
/meɪt/
vs

met
drill word /mɛt/

Nucleus
neck
/nɛk/
vs

nake
/neɪk/

Nucleus
pain
/pæɪn/
vs

pen
/ˈpɛn/

Nucleus
red
/ɹɛd/
vs

raid
/ɹeɪd/

Nucleus
sail
/seɪl/
vs

sell
/sɛl/

Nucleus
sake
/ˈseɪk/
vs

sec
/sɛk/

Nucleus
shade
/ʃeɪd/
vs

shed
/ʃɛd/

Nucleus
tag
/teɪɡ/
vs

teg
/tɛɡ/

Nucleus
wait
/weɪt/
vs

wet
/wɛt/

Nucleus
weight
/weɪt/
vs

wet
/wɛt/

Nucleus
when
/ˈwɛn/
vs

wane
/ˈweɪn/

Nucleus
wane
/ˈweɪn/
vs

wen
drill word /wɛn/

Nucleus
fete
/feɪt/
vs

fet
/fɛt/

Nucleus
bail
/beɪl/
vs

belle
/bɛl/

Nucleus
bain
/beɪn/
vs

ben
/bɛn/

Nucleus
dale
/deɪl/
vs

dell
/dɛl/

Nucleus
bane
/beɪn/
vs

ben
/bɛn/

Nucleus
rake
/reɪk/
vs

reck
/rɛk/

Nucleus
deign
/deɪn/
vs

den
drill word /dɛn/

Nucleus
Venn
drill word /vɛn/
vs

vane
drill word /veɪn/

Nucleus
led
drill word /lɛd/
vs

laid
drill word /leɪd/

Nucleus
bacon
/ˈbeɪ.kən/
vs

beckon
/ˈbɛkən/

Nucleus
haven
/ˈheɪvən/
vs

heaven
/ˈhɛvən/

Nucleus
retail
/ˈɹiˌteɪl/
vs

retell
/ɹiˈtɛl/

Nucleus
laden
/ˈleɪdən/
vs

leaden
/ˈlɛdən/

Nucleus
attainder
/əˈteɪndɚ/
vs

attender
/əˈtɛndɚ/

Nucleus
best
/ˈbɛst/
vs

based
/beɪst/

Nucleus
best
/ˈbɛst/
vs

baste
/beɪst/

Nucleus
bread
/brɛd/
vs

braid
/breɪd/

Nucleus
cent
/sɛnt/
vs

saint
/seɪnt/

Nucleus
chest
/t͡ʃɛst/
vs

chaste
/tʃeɪst/

Nucleus
hello
/hɛˈloʊ/
vs

halo
/ˈheɪloʊ/

Nucleus
later
/ˈleɪ.tɚ/
vs

letter
/ˈlɛtɚ/

Nucleus
sailor
/ˈseɪ.lɚ/
vs

seller
/ˈsɛlɚ/

Nucleus
scent
/sɛnt/
vs

saint
/seɪnt/

Nucleus
tent
/tɛnt/
vs

taint
/teɪnt/

Nucleus
waist
/weɪst/
vs

west
/wɛst/

Nucleus
waste
/ˈweɪst/
vs

west
/wɛst/

Nucleus
abet
/əˈbɛt/
vs

abate
/əˈbeɪt/

Nucleus
flake
/fleɪk/
vs

fleck
/flɛk/

Nucleus
pest
/pɛst/
vs

paste
/peɪst/

Nucleus
feigned
/feɪnd/
vs

fend
/fɛnd/

Nucleus
tasty
/ˈteɪsti/
vs

testy
/ˈtɛsti/

Nucleus
aid
/ˈeɪd/
vs

ed
/ɛd/

Onset
etch
/ɛt͡ʃ/
vs

aitch
/eɪtʃ/

Onset
aide
/ˈeɪd/
vs

ed
/ɛd/

Onset
l
/ɛl/
vs

ale
/ˈeɪl/

Onset
l
/ɛl/
vs

ail
/eɪl/

Onset
ale
/ˈeɪl/
vs

ell
/ɛl/

Onset
ail
/eɪl/
vs

ell
/ɛl/

Onset
bell
/bɛl/
vs

bale
/beɪl/

Nucleus
lake
/ˈleɪk/
vs

lek
/lɛk/

Nucleus
less
/lɛs/
vs

lace
/ˈleɪs/

Nucleus
mess
/mɛs/
vs

mace
/meɪs/

Nucleus
phase
/feɪz/
vs

fez
/fɛz/

Nucleus
sage
/seɪd͡ʒ/
vs

sedge
/sɛdʒ/

Nucleus
set
/sɛt/
vs

sate
/seɪt/

Nucleus
wage
/weɪd͡ʒ/
vs

wedge
/wɛdʒ/

Nucleus
wait
/weɪt/
vs

whet
/ˈwɛt/

Nucleus
wed
/ˈwɛd/
vs

wade
/weɪd/

Nucleus
weight
/weɪt/
vs

whet
/ˈwɛt/

Nucleus
feign
/feɪn/
vs

fen
/fɛn/

Nucleus
reign
/ɹeɪn/
vs

wren
/ɹɛn/

Nucleus
fain
/feɪn/
vs

fen
/fɛn/

Nucleus
dame
/deɪm/
vs

dem
/dɛm/

Nucleus
raze
/reɪz/
vs

res
/rɛz/

Nucleus
sane
/seɪn/
vs

seine
/sɛn/

Nucleus
belle
/bɛl/
vs

bale
/beɪl/

Nucleus
men
drill word /mɛn/
vs

mane
/meɪn/

Nucleus
lek
/lɛk/
vs

laik
/leɪk/

Nucleus
lemon
/ˈlɛmən/
vs

layman
/ˈleɪmən/

Nucleus
natal
/ˈneɪtəl/
vs

nettle
/ˈnɛtəl/

Nucleus
leman
/ˈlɛmən/
vs

layman
/ˈleɪmən/

Nucleus
fated
/ˈfeɪtɪd/
vs

fetid
/ˈfɛtɪd/

Nucleus
impel
/ɪmˈpɛl/
vs

impale
/ɪmˈpeɪl/

Nucleus
better
/ˈbɛt.ə/
vs

beta
/ˈbeɪtə/

Nucleus
flame
/fleɪm/
vs

phlegm
/flɛm/

Nucleus
trace
/tɹeɪs/
vs

tress
/tɹɛs/

Nucleus
fret
/frɛt/
vs

freight
/ˈfreɪt/

Nucleus
quell
/kwɛl/
vs

quail
/kweɪl/

Nucleus
lever
/ˈlɛv.ɚ/
vs

laver
/ˈleɪvɚ/

Nucleus
tater
/ˈteɪ.tɚ/
vs

tetter
/ˈtɛtɚ/

Nucleus
satyr
/ˈseɪ.tɚ/
vs

setter
/ˈsɛtɚ/

Nucleus

/ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

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