English Pronunciation | The Letters 'EA' | 5 ways to pronounce 'EA' in English
Read, dead, heard, near: five different sounds for the same two letters. Short lesson, all five, with IPA.
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EA is a nightmare. Same two letters, five different sounds:
/ɪə/, /eə/, /ɜː/, /iː/ and /ɛ/.
Think of read, dead, heard and near. All spelt with EA, all said differently. Even 'read' on its own can be /riːd/ or /rɛd/.
There's no reliable rule, so my advice: learn each new EA word on its own, and check it with a native speaker or an online dictionary.
Practise the words and example sentences in the video and it'll get easier.
British English (Modern RP), taught with the IPA.
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⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:35 EA as ɪə
01:43 EA as eə
02:29 EA as ɜː
03:25 EA as i:
04:17 EA as ɛ
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