1. Digraph ea
Remember –
when two vowels go walking…the first one does the talking! (most of the time)

2. sound #1 ea like leaf
sp ea k
h ea t
l ea k
tr ea t

3. pea
ea = ‘ee’

4. ice-cream
ea = ‘ee’

5. seal
ea = ‘ee’

6. peach
ea = ‘ee’

7. sound #2 ea like thread
br ea d
h ea d
l ea d
sw ea t

8. weather
ea = ‘e’

9. bread
ea = ‘e’

10. head
ea = ‘e’

11. sound #3 ea like steak
br ea k
st ea k

12. ea like leaf ea like thread ea like steak ea can make 3 sounds!
There isn’t a rule to follow, so just try each sound
ea like leaf
ea like thread
ea like steak