Welcome to the practice page for /e/ vowel (as in ‘ate’) in General American English (GenAm).
| A | Name | Same | Tame | Date |
| Ate | Cake | Weight | Take | Gray |
| Ache | May | Game | Frame | Pain |
| Paid | Tail | They | Main | Case |
| Train | Chase | Gave | Fade | Break |
| /e/ Phrases- Repeated Occurrence |
| Gave grade | Came late | Train rail |
| Main stay | Bake cake | Pay Wade |
| Claim fame | Date paid | Chase game |
| James stayed | Braid tail | Aged ale |
| A place | Race wave | Gray cape |
| Ate grape | Ache pain | Haste waste |
| /e/ Phrases- Single Occurrence |
| First aid | Page nine | Train arrived |
| Nail gun | Stage fright | Call Wade |
| Ate lunch | Eight years | Aim high |
| Back ache | Braid hair | Golden ale |
| Your name | Wooden game | Make wish |
| Day one | May I | Stay home |
| /e/ Sentences- Repeated Occurrence |
| We played the game in the rain | I will bake a cake for my birthday in May |
| Trey has a place with a man cave | The maid was paid to make the bed |
| Haste makes waste is what they say | He claimed the name on the mail was Jay |
| The clay vase held its shape | The tomato tastes like stale grapes |
| I can explain the crazy day | Payne Lake has a gray bay |
| /e/ Sentences- Single Occurrence |
| Dinner is at eight, not six | The maid is here to clean |
| I want a big chocolate cake | The game starts at 5:30 |
| Will you pay with cash or card | Please wait behind the line |
| I was late for class because of the snow | The picture frame is my mom’s |
| I made pie from scratch | I need a break from work |
