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Exercises.
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[iː] vs [ɪ].
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  These six silly sisters are sweet to meet.
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  [ðiːz sɪks sɪlɪ sɪstə aː swiːt tuː miːt]
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  sheep    ship
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  heat     hit
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  eel      ill
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  receive  sieve
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  leave    live
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[ɪ] vs [e].
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  Did Ed wed Liz or did Liz wed Ted?
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  tin     ten
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  hill    hell
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  did     dead
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[e] vs [æ].
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  I bet you bat better then your fans in the fens.
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  head    had
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  shell   shall
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  net     gnat
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[æ] vs [ʌ].
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  Cut the cackle and come up with the cash!
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  cat    cut
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  dam    dumb
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  stamp  stump
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[æ] vs [aː].
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  My hard hearted aunt had a fat cat in her flat.
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  cat    cart
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  hat    heart
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  had    hard
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  am     arm
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  chat   chart
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