Gliding vowels
- /eɪ/ came out as a single vowel: "late" sounded like "let". Glide up towards "i" at the end.
- /oʊ/ came out as a single vowel. Round your lips further as you finish.
How to practise
- These are gliding vowels: the tongue moves during the sound.
- /eɪ/ glides from "e" towards "i": "day".
- /oʊ/ glides from "o" towards "u", with the lips rounding more: "go".
Easily confused words
- late · let
- pain · pen
- sale · sell
- coat · cot
- note · not