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Cách phát âm /ei/ chuẩn và bài tập vận dụng

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Cách phát âm /ei/ chuẩn và bài tập vận dụng

Correct and accurate pronunciation is an important factor in learning English. This article will help you learn about the /ei/ vowel and learn how to pronounce /ei/ like a native speaker.

What is the /ei/ sound?

The sound /eɪ/ is a closed diphthong made from the combination of the sounds /e/ and the sounds /ɪ/. The reason the /ei/ sound is called a closed diphthong is because when pronouncing this sound, the speaker will switch from the open vowel /e/ to the closed vowel /i/.

For example: safe /seɪf/: safe

How to pronounce /ei/ sound

The /ei/ sound is pronounced similarly to the letter “A” in the English alphabet. To pronounce the /eɪ/ sound correctly, learners need to take the following steps:

  • Step 1: Pronounce /e/: Open your mouth comfortably horizontally, at the same time slightly lower your jaw and gently touch your lower teeth with your tongue to pronounce /e/.

  • Step 2: Pronounce /ɪ/: From the mouth shape of the /e/ sound, lift the tip of the tongue and lower jaw a bit to make the /ɪ/ sound. Lips slightly open at the end of pronunciation.

*Note: In the /eɪ/ sound, the /e/ sound is pronounced longer and stronger than the /ɪ/ sound.

Signs to recognize /ei/ pronunciation

In fact, there are many vocabulary cases of /ei/ pronunciation in English, so to be able to recognize /ei/ pronunciation more easily, you need to memorize some cases of /ei/ pronunciation. The following are common:

Words containing “a” with the structure “a + consonant + e”










Vocabulary

Transcription

Meaning

fate. fate

feɪt

fate

late. late

leɪt

late

taste. taste

teɪst

taste, taste

wave. wave

weɪv

wave, wave

name

neɪm

name

Words containing “who”










Vocabulary

Transcription

Meaning

gain.gain

/ɡeɪn/

Get, get

main. main

/meɪn/

Mainly, mainly

chain. chain

/tʃeɪn/

Chain, chain

sail. sail

/seɪl/

Sail, sail

stain. stain

/steɪn/

Stains, stains

Words ending in “ay”










Vocabulary

Transcription

Meaning

day

/deɪ/

day

nice

/heɪ/

dry grass, straw

play. play

/pleɪ/

play

pay

/peɪ/

pay

stay. stay

/steɪ/

stay

Words containing “ei”










Vocabulary

Transcription

Meaning

weight. weight

/weɪt/

weight, weight

neighbor

/ˈneɪ.bər/

neighbor

sleigh

/sleɪ/

sleigh

rein

/reɪn/

rein

foreign. foreign

/ˈfɒr.ən/

foreign

Words containing “ey”










Vocabulary

Transcription

Meaning

they

/deɪ/

Surname

grey

/ɡreɪ/

grey

prey. prey

/preɪ/

prey

survey. survey

/sɜːveɪ/

survey

obey

/əˈbeɪ/

comply

Signs to recognize /ei/ pronunciation in English (Source: timhieulichsuquancaugiay.edu.vn)

Words containing “ea”









Vocabulary

Transcription

Meaning

break. break

/breɪk/

break

steak. steak

/steɪk/

slice

great. great

/ɡreɪt/

Great

breaker

/breɪkə(r)/

big waves

The immediately preceding syllable ends in “ion” and “ian”.










Vocabulary

Transcription

Meaning

station

/ˈsteɪʃən/

station, station

relation

/rɪˈleɪʃən/

relationship

vacation. vacation

/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

vacation

nation. nation

/ˈneɪʃən/

nation

translation

/trænsˈleɪʃən/

compilation

However, there are also some words that, despite the above recognition signs, are not pronounced /ei/. For example: heart (/hɑːt/): heart; opinion (/əˈpɪnjən/): opinion; read (/riːd/): read;…

Exercises to practice /ei/ pronunciation

“Learning” must go hand in hand with “practice”, to quickly understand how to pronounce /ei/, you need to practice application exercises. Below are some /ei/ pronunciation exercises you can refer to:

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the other words:









1

  1. heat. heat

  1. death. death

  1. break. break

  1. meat. meat

2

  1. rain. rain

  1. fair

  1. paint

  1. gain.gain

3

  1. being. being

  1. tier

  1. reign

  1. weight. weight

4

  1. said

  1. wait. wait

  1. naive. naive

  1. paid

5

  1. play

  1. stay. stay

  1. drunk

  1. pray

Answer: 1.A – 2.D – 3.B – 4.C – 5.D

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct word based on the available transcriptions with the “ei” pronunciation:














/ˈmeɪk/

/ˈteɪk/

/ˈweɪt/

/ˈpleɪ/

/ˈgreɪt/

/ˈsleɪ/

/ˈheɪt/

/ˈfeɪs/

/ˈleɪk/

/ˈkeɪk/

Answer:

1. make

2. take

3. wait

4.play

5.great

6. slay

7. hate

8. face

9. lake

10. cake

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Hopefully through this article, readers have mastered the pronunciation /ei/ and know how to apply it in daily communication. Don't forget to practice regularly so you can be confident when communicating in English.

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