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short e
Special Category:
"ea" as short e
The short e sound spelled "ea" shows up in many frequently
used words. Often these are forms of a verb which still keeps
the long e.
You will want to choose words from this list to read and spell;
some of these words include "special category" syllables
such as -ous; others (such as sergeant and ocean) have even
more unusual patterns.
EA Words (that sound like
the ea in bread)
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| abreast |
ahead |
already |
head |
| bedspread |
bedstead |
behead |
bread |
| breakfast |
breast |
copperhead |
dead |
| deadly |
deadlock |
deadpan |
deaf |
| displeasure |
dread |
dreadful |
endeavor |
| feather |
head |
heaven |
instead |
| jealous |
leather |
meadow |
measure |
| ocean |
pageant |
realm |
sergeant |
| steadfast |
stead |
steady |
spread |
| sweat |
sweater |
treasure |
treasury |
| thread |
threat |
treacherous |
treachery |
| tread |
treadle |
weapon |
weather |
| wealth |
weather |
lead (the metal)
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| leaven |
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| short e word |
long e related
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| health |
heal |
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| healthy |
heal |
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| breath |
breathe |
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| stealth |
steal |
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| commonwealth |
commonweal |
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| cleanliness |
clean |
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| cleanser |
clean |
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| dreamt |
dream |
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| heavy |
heave |
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| read |
read |
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| leapt |
leap |
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| meant |
mean |
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| pleasure |
please |
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| pleasant |
please |
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| stealth |
steal |
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| zealot |
zeal |
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| zealous |
zeal |
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