<ea> — pronunciation?
/iː/ or /ɛ/ depending on word
<ea> — sounds?
/iː/ or /ɛ/ depending on word
Digraphs — represent?
Single sounds in spelling
<ou> — pronunciations?
/aʊ/, /uː/, /luː/ depending on word
<ough> — pronunciations?
/aʊ/, /ɔː/, /eʊ/, /uː/, /ɑː/
<ough> — sound variants?
/aʊ/, /ɔː/, /eʊ/, /uː/, /ɑː/ depending on word
Digraphs — function?
Encode single sounds in spelling
<ea> — irregular?
Yes, context influences pronunciation
<ou> — foreign origin?
Often has unique pronunciations
<ough> — role?
Multiple pronunciations, memorize variants
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