Spelling Pattern (ea) short vowel sound
Most often the spelling pattern (ea) has the
long vowel sound as in teacher.
However, there
are quite a few words that have the short “e”
sound (as in jet) but have the (ea)
spelling pattern instead. Usually you will
find these words listed among the sight words.
Read these short vowel words. (short “e” as in jet).
| bedspread | dread | realm |
| bread | head | spread |
| breakfast | health | steadfast |
| breast | heaven | stealth |
| breath | instead | sweat |
| dead | lead | thread |
| deadlock | leapt | threat |
| deadpan | leaven | tread |
| deaf | meant | wealth |
| death | read | weapon |
Dictation/Spelling Practice for (ea) combination
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Read these sentences. 
- How is your health?
- Do bread, head, and red rhyme?
- Which bread is best for your health?
- If you are rich, do you have wealth?
- Does your dog have bad breath?
- I put a Santa hat on my cat's head.
- Do you sweat when you are hot?
- I put my sweater on the bedstead.
- A bunch of dead ants were on my bedspread.
- Did you put the bedspread on the bed?
- What did you have for breakfast?
- I want the drumstick, Dad wants the breast.
- The deaf kid had a wealth of lead pencils.
Please write a sentence that includes at least one (ea) word (short sound) in your sentence.
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Please illustrate your sentence in the space below.