bad, bed, bet, bat

bad - /bæd/

bed - /bɛd/

bet - /bɛt/

bat - /bæt/

• I had a bad night’s sleep in that old bed, and I bet a baseball bat would be more comfortable!
• The hotel bed was so bad that I bet even a bat wouldn’t want to sleep there.
• He made a bad bet and had to sleep on a hard bed with only a bat for protection.
• I bet lying in bed all day feels bad after a while, like being hit with a bat.
• The mattress was so bad that even the bat hiding under the bed seemed more comfortable.
• After a bad game, he threw his bat aside and went straight to bed, making a bet to improve.
• I bet if you try to sleep on that bad bed, you’ll feel like you’ve been hit by a bat in the morning!
• She left her bat on the bed, hoping to forget the bad game and win her next bet.
• Sleeping with a bat under the bed is bad luck, I bet, but he did it anyway.
• The bed creaked so bad that even the bat hiding under it seemed to bet on it collapsing.

Key Differences:

• Bad (undesirable or poor quality): /bæd/
• Bat (a flying mammal or an item used in sports): /bæt/
• Bed (a place for sleeping): /bɛd/
• Bet (to risk something on an outcome): /bɛt/

The key difference lies in the vowel sounds:

    • Bad and bat have the /æ/ sound, as in "cat."

    • Bed and bet share the /ɛ/ sound, as in "pet."