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Technically, all of the words with EA followed by an R are not long E sounds, but other related sounds. The primary non-R words are the ones where EA makes a long A sound or short E sound, or combined with U in words from French:
Long A : break, steak, and great.
Short E : head, thread, bread, breath, death, breadth, breast, read (past tense), lead (element)
Long O (eau trigraph) : beau, bureau, tableau
The EA with R has four different sounds:
Umlaut A or "ar" sound : heart, hearth
Caret A or "air" sound : bear, pear, wear -- much like long A
Caret I or "ear" sound : hear, dear -- much like a long E, but with a following "ur"
Caret U or "ur" sound : earl, pearl, earth, dearth -- much like schwa
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What are two words with a long e sound but spelled ea?
The EA sounds like EE in many words, including easy and please.
Are there words with a long a sound spelled with ea?
There are a few words with EA followed by R which sounds like a long A, but is technically a caret A (air) sound: bear, pear, swear, wear and tear (rip).The words that do have a long A include great (grate), break (brake), and steak (stake).
What words have a short a sound spelled with ea?
There are none where the EA has an "ah" sound. But there are words spelled with EA that have separate sounds for the two (ee-ah): beatitude is one. There are also words that have a short A other than the EA, such as anteater.
What words with ea don't have the long e sound?
Other than the EA words with R-shaped vowel sounds, there are EA words with a short E sound (head, tread, bread, breast, breath) and a long A sound (break, steak, great). The R-shaped words include four different sounds : Umlaut A or "ar" sound : heart, hearth Caret A or "air" sound : bear, pear, wear Caret I or "ear" sound : hear, dear -- much like a long E, but with a following "ur" Caret U or "ur" sound : earl, pearl, earth, dearth Words from French have the triple "eau" sounded as a long O : beau, bureau
What are some words that sound like short e but they are ea?
Bread, ready, head, realm.
Does peach have a short e sound?
Yes, the word "peach" has a short e sound, like in the word "red".
Does meadows have a long or short e sound?
The word 'meadow' has a short E sound in the first syllable. It also has a long O sound in the second syllable. Some examples of other words where the EA pair have the short e sound are bread, death, and sweat. However, most words with EA together do have a long e sound. For example, the words bead and meal have a long E sound.
Does head have a long e sound?
No, the word "head" has a short e sound, not a long e sound.
Does thread have a short e sound?
Yes, the word thread has the short e sound. Sometimes the combination 'ea' makes the short e and sometimes it makes the long e sound. Some other words that have the same short e sound as thread are bread, spread, and head. Some words where the 'ea' makes the long e sound are bead, leak, and clean.
What are two words with a long e sound but spelled ea?
The EA sounds like EE in many words, including easy and please.
Does reason have a long e sound?
Yes, the word "reason" has a long e sound, pronounced as "ree-zuhn."
What words with the long a sound are spelled like steak?
Some words with the long a sound spelled like steak are: break, great, and straight.
Are there words with a long a sound spelled with ea?
There are a few words with EA followed by R which sounds like a long A, but is technically a caret A (air) sound: bear, pear, swear, wear and tear (rip).The words that do have a long A include great (grate), break (brake), and steak (stake).
Does eat have a short a or long a?
There is no "A" sound. The EA pair has the long E vowel sound as in beat.
What words have the same vowel sound as leave?
The EA pair has a long E sound, as in the rhyming words cleave, peeve, sleeve, grieve, and believe. Other EA words with the long E are beat, team, and mean. The long E sound is also in words with E - reply, repair EE - feet, need, green EI and IE - receive, brief
What words have a short a sound spelled with ea?
There are none where the EA has an "ah" sound. But there are words spelled with EA that have separate sounds for the two (ee-ah): beatitude is one. There are also words that have a short A other than the EA, such as anteater.
Does dream have a long a sound?
Yes, the word "dream" has a long "e" sound in the middle.
