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The syllable 'ˈeɪk'

/ˈeɪk/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈeɪk'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/e/	The tongue is high at the front of the mouth. It is not at the top of the mouth.	The lips are smiling.	The jaw drops, opening the mouth a little bit.		The vocal cords vibrate.
/ɪ/	The tongue raises high in the mouth. It moves to the front of the mouth. Then the tip of the tongue moves behind the bottom front teeth. The tongue remains relaxed in the front of the mouth.	The lips separated and relaxed.	The jaw drops and the mouth opens a little bit.		The vocal cords vibrate.
/k/	The back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.	The lips position to adjust the sound that comes next.		Air passes through the mouth. First, the air stops. Then, it flows.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈeɪk/ syllable

acorn /ˈ e ɪ k ɔ r n/ /ˈeɪ-kɔrn/	Pronounced by Kendra
acres /ˈ e ɪ k ə r z/ /ˈeɪ-kərz/	Pronounced by Joanna
aqueous /ˈ e ɪ k w ɪ ə s/