How to pronounce the letter e presented by Elke St.John.

How to pronounce the letter e

presented by Elke St.John

-- e --

long eshort e

unstressed e

long eeeeeeeeee

e + e ==> longBeere

See

Schnee

Tee

long eeeeeeeeee

e + h ==> longzehnmehrsehr

long eeeeeeeeee

e + consonant + vowel ==> long

beten leben (live)geben (to give)

lesen

short ee - e - e - e - e

e + double consonants == > shortKetteBett

Sesseltreffenkennenessen

Männer

short ee - e - e - e - e

e + two consonants == > short

elfFestRestEndehelfen

unstressed e

kommensingenDameAugebitteHeft

Hören und sprechen Sie!

• Die Männer treffen den Lehrer.• Die Dame steht neben dem Bett.• Die Lehrer nehmen den Tee.• Die Augen sehen den Rest.

Similar words in English and German

E-TicketTheater

ZoneName

EnglandPorscheMuseum

Similar words in English and German

E-TicketTheater

ZoneName

EnglandPorscheMuseum

EndeFurther steps:Check the Rundblick, Kapitel 5 Speaking Practice Übung 5.7: Similar words English/German but pronounced differently Acknowledgements:All pictures are from Microsoft clip art gallery