Loginea In British English
'ea' as a digraph has five sounds that we are going to talk about here.
Digraphs are a set of two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.
Digraph | ea |
|---|---|
Name | ea (pronounced /ˈiː ˈeɪ /) |
Common Sound(s) | /e/, /i:/, /eɪ/, /ɪə/, /eə/, /ɜː/ |
The Digraph 'ea'
Sound 1: /e/
'ea' in ead mainly sounds /e/:
spread /spred/
bread /bred/
thread /θred/
head /hed/
Sound 2: /i:/
'ea' in the middle or at the end of words sounds /i:/:
pea /piː/
seat /siːt/
teacher /ˈtiːtʃə(r)/
Sound 3: /eɪ/
'ea' in eak mainly sounds /eɪ/:
break /breɪk/
steak /steɪk/
Sound 4: /ɪə/
'ea' also sounds /ɪə/:
idea /aɪˈdɪə/
theatre /ˈθɪə.tə(r)/
appear /əˈpɪə(r)/
Sound 5: /eə/
'ea' in ear mainly sounds /eə/:
wear /weə(r)/
bearing /ˈbeə.rɪŋ/
tear /teə(r)/
pear /peə(r)/
Tip!
'ea' sounds /ə/ in the word 'pageant':
pageant /ˈpædʒ.ənt/
Sound 6: /ɜː/
'ea' also produces the sound /ɜː/:
early /ˈɜːli/
learn /lɜːn/
earn /ɜːn/
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