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

2. ea like leaf 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. ea like thread 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. ea like steak sound #3 ea like steak  br ea k  st ea k

12. 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

13.  http://www.schooltube.com/video/c20ac0 221f5ff2e31204/ http://www.schooltube.com/video/c20ac0 221f5ff2e31204/ http://www.schooltube.com/video/c20ac0 221f5ff2e31204/