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Unit 3 Review

Listening Test: E and I Sounds

Listen to the word. Choose the E and I sounds that you hear. Remember that either E or I might sound like Schwa. The important sounds are underlined.

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1. Flexible                                
a. Short E, Short E
b. Short E, Schwa
c. Short E, Long I

2. Digital
a. Short I, Short I
b. Schwa, Schwa
c. Short E, Short E

3. Industrial
a. Short I, Long E
b. Short I, Long I
c. Schwa, Schwa

4. Finesse
a. Short I, Schwa
b. Short I, Short E
c. Short I, Long E

5. Hesitant
a. Short E, Short I
b. Schwa, Short I
c. Schwa, Schwa
 6. Aesthetic
a. Short I, Short I
b. Schwa, Schwa
c. Short E, Short E

7. Niche
a. Short I
b. Long I
c. Schwa

8. keyboard
a. Long I
b. Long E
c. Short E

9. What is the EI sound in counterfeit?*
a. Long I
b. Long E
c. Short I

10. What is the EI sound in receive?
a. Long I
b. Long E
c. Short I







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answers: 1. b, 2. a, 3. a, 4. b, 5. a, 6. c, 7. a, 8. b, 9. c, 10. b

* the T in counterfeit is often dropped: counerfeit