The /ɛ/ sound is a short vowel sound that can be heard in many one-syllable words such as 'red', 'met', 'set', and 'pen'. It is also present in many two-syllable words such as 'lemon', 'weapon', and 'yellow'.
Single syllable words:
bed, men, pen, pet, set, met, red, wet, hen, ten, net, get, yes, yet, beg, den, fed, gem, jest, keg, peg, vet, web, zen, bet, fret, left, mess, nest, pest, rent, sledge, test, vest, well, yell, debt, desk, help, belt, bent, best, chest, crest, dress, elf, felt, help, melt, next, quest, rest, self, step, text, trust, weld, west, bless, breath, check, debt, deck, desk, fresh, guest, health, kept, nest, press, shelf, spend, sweep, thank, wealth, wet, wreck, bench, blend, crept, dead, dread, fend, grew, heft, hest, lend, neck, scent, skelp, smelt, tend, thresh, veld, wend, welt, wretch, begged, blest, cheque, cleft, depth, flesh, guested, jestful, length, melted, pelted, quested, selfish, swept, twelft
Two syllable words:
rebel, lemon, seven, weapon, yellow, melon, seven, terror, feather, meadow, velvet, temper, refresh, heaven, element, escort, gesture, present, lesson, letter, descent, section, session, weather, entrance, pretend, defence, protest, resent
Sentences:
The seven men dressed in red went to the market to get some fresh vegetables and eggs.
She left the well-fed pet cat in the shed and went to help her friend mend the fence.
The chef made a special dish with fresh lemon zest and velvet-textured sauce, which was an instant hit with the guests.
I spent the entire evening practising my spelling and improving my dexterity with a pen and a desk.
When he fell off his sledge, he hurt his leg and had to spend the rest of the day resting on a bench in the garden.
I bet the next ten cents I earn that I will be able to get a red vest for my pet hen.
Let's set the record straight: the best way to beat jet lag is to get plenty of rest and drink lots of water.
The trek through the dense forest was quite eventful, with many different species of birds and insects, and a fresh scent of pine in the air.
She begged him to help her mend the broken fence, but he was too busy with his new job at the telecommunications company.
The wealthy couple built a new summer home in the meadow and enjoyed a refreshing drink of lemonade on the veranda.
