ɛ
Common English words with this sound
eh (bed)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| address | /ˈæˌdrɛs/ | /ˈæˌdres/ | A1 | |
| again | /əˈɡɛn/ | /əˈɡen/ | A1 | |
| airport | /ˈɛrˌpɑrt/ | /ˈeəˌpɔːt/ | A1 | |
| already | /ɑlˈrɛdi/ | /ɔːlˈredi/ | A1 | |
| any | /ˈɛni/ | /ˈeni/ | A1 | |
| anybody | /ˈɛniˌbɑɾi/ | /ˈenibədi/ | A1 | |
| anyone | /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ | /ˈeniˌwʌn/ | A1 | |
| anything | /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ | /ˈeniˌθɪŋ/ | A1 | |
| bear | /bɛr/ | /beə/ | A1 | |
| bed | /bɛd/ | /bed/ | A1 | |
| bedroom | /ˈbɛdˌrum/ | /ˈbedˌruːm/ | A1 | |
| bell | /bɛl/ | /bel/ | A1 | |
| best | /bɛst/ | /best/ | A1 | |
| better | /ˈbɛɾɚ/ | /ˈbetə/ | A1 | |
| boyfriend | /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ | /ˈbɔɪˌfrend/ | A1 | |
| bread | /brɛd/ | /bred/ | A1 | |
| breakfast | /ˈbrɛkfəst/ | /ˈbrekfəst/ | A1 | |
| care | /kɛr/ | /keə/ | A1 | |
| careful | /ˈkɛrfəl/ | /ˈkeəfəl/ | A1 | |
| carefully | /ˈkɛrfəli/ | /ˈkeəfəli/ | A1 |