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The past tense marker "ea" indicates that the action or state occurred in the past. It is commonly used in English to form past tense verbs, such as "ate" or "made."

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How are read and read homophones?

The homophones (sound-alike words) are read andreed, or read and red.The words read (present tense, reed) and read (past tense, red) are homographs, meaning they are written the same, not sounded the same.


What is the past tense of read in french?

The past and present tense of read are spelled the same way: read.In the present tense, the "ea" is pronounced like a long E. (as in a reed)In the past tense, the "ea" is pronounced like a short E. (as in the color red)


What words have a short e sound spelled ea?

There are a few EA words that have a short E sound. They include the rhyming words bread, dead, dread, head, lead (substance), read (past tense), spread, stead, thread, and tread. Other EA words are sweat, threat, breast, deaf, treachery and treacherous.


Is ea long or short in meant?

The EA has a short E sound in "meant" to rhyme with bent and sent. The EA in the present tense of the verb (mean) has a long sound, to rhyme with bean and seen.


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 great and learned examples of long e sounds?

No. The EA in great has a long a sound (grate). The EA in learned has a short E sound.


Does red rhyme with instead?

Yes, red does rhyme with instead. The EA vowel pair is pronounced as a short E, as in the word dead. Other rhyming EAD words are lead (element), read (past tense verb), and tread.


What are the vowel sounds in seashell?

The EA pair sounds like a long E (ee) and the other E is a short E.


What words have a short e sound but are spelled like dead?

There are a few EA words that have a short E sound. They include the rhyming words bread, dead, dread, head, lead (substance), read (past tense), spread, stead, thread, and tread. Other EA words are sweat, threat, breast, deaf, treachery and treacherous.


Does dream have a short e sound?

No.The EA in dream has a long E sound as in beam and team.(the past tense form dreamt does have a short E sound, as in tempt)


Does sweater have a long ea sound?

Yes, the word "sweater" has a long "ea" sound where the "e" is pronounced like "ee." It sounds like "swee-ter."


How many sounds in the word each?

Each has two sounds, or phonemes. They are "ea" and "ch", which is counted as a single sound.