Listening Discrimination: /æ/ and /ɛ/

Look at the pictures below. Then carefully listen to the vowel sound in each of the words. Use the recorder to practice your pronunciation.

axe
/æks/ listen
bat
/bæt/ listen
pan
/pæn/ listen
taxes
/tæksɪz/ listen
bag
/bæg/ listen
laughed
/læft/ listen
bad
/bæd/ listen
ex
/ɛks/ listen
bet
/bɛt/ listen
pen
/pɛn/ listen
left
/lɛft/ listen
bed
/bɛd/ listen
Texas
/tɛksɪs/ listen
beg
/bɛg/ listen