How to tell /eɪ/ and /aɪ/ apart
Practice the difference between the diphthongs /eɪ/ (as in day) and /aɪ/ (as in eye).
/eɪ/
Diphthong AY
late /leɪt/
A gliding vowel moving from /e/ to /ɪ/, as in day.
Lỗi thường gặp: Learners may flatten /eɪ/ into a single short vowel.
/aɪ/
Diphthong EYE
light /laɪt/
A gliding vowel moving from an open /a/ to /ɪ/, as in eye.
Lỗi thường gặp: Learners may confuse /aɪ/ with /eɪ/.
- •/eɪ/ sounds like 'ay': late, day, mail.
- •/aɪ/ sounds like 'eye': light, my, mile.
- •Start /eɪ/ with an /e/ sound.
- •Start /aɪ/ with an open /a/ sound.
Cặp âm dễ nhầm
late/leɪt/
light/laɪt/
mail/meɪl/
mile/maɪl/
raid/reɪd/
ride/raɪd/