Irregular Vowel
"ea"

 Phonics 99B

ea

"ea" has two sounds.
It can sound like long e.
It can sound like short e.

deal
each
mean

long ea

ahead
breath
feather

short ea

beach (long)

wealth (short)

Say the word.  Fill in the short (ea).

1.  br ea d

2.  tr___sure

3.  l___ther

4.  spr___d

5.  m___sure

6.  w___ther

7.  thr___d

8.  h___vy

9.  h___lth