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The same vowel spelled six ways

Ten words, one vowel sound, and ten different ways of writing it down.

The phrase

A freight train blocked the crossing.

10 words10 sentences

The ten words

  1. freight/freɪt/

    noun

    Goods carried by train or ship.

  2. weigh/weɪ/

    verb

    To measure how heavy something is.

  3. steak/steɪk/

    noun

    A thick slice of beef.

  4. break/breɪk/

    verb

    To come apart into pieces.

  5. great/ɡreɪt/

    adjective

    Very good, or very large.

  6. vein/veɪn/

    noun

    A tube carrying blood in the body.

  7. reign/reɪn/

    noun

    The period a king or queen rules.

  8. gauge/ɡeɪdʒ/

    noun

    A device that measures something.

  9. obey/oʊˈbeɪ/

    verb

    To do what you are told.

  10. gray/ɡreɪ/

    adjective

    The color between black and white.

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The sentences

  1. A freight train blocked the crossing.

  2. Could you weigh this bag for me?

  3. I would like the steak, please.

  4. Shall we take a short break now?

  5. That sounds like a great idea.

  6. The nurse could not find a vein.

  7. The reign lasted almost fifty years.

  8. The gauge on the wall reads zero.

  9. Everybody has to obey the same rules.

  10. The walls are a soft gray color.

Pronunciation

  • freight/freɪt/

    The EIGH is the vowel in late and the GH is silent: FRATE.

  • weigh/weɪ/

    Rhymes with day. The GH says nothing.

  • steak/steɪk/

    The EA is the vowel in late, not in tea.

  • break/breɪk/

    Same vowel as steak, and it does not rhyme with speak.

  • great/ɡreɪt/

    Rhymes with late, not with meat.

  • vein/veɪn/

    It sounds exactly like vain.

  • reign/reɪn/

    It sounds exactly like rain.

  • gauge/ɡeɪdʒ/

    One syllable: GAYJ. The U does nothing.

  • obey/oʊˈbeɪ/

    Stress the second syllable: o-BAY.

  • gray/ɡreɪ/

    Rhymes with day, and Americans spell it without the E.

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Questions

Why do freight and steak sound the same as day?
They share the same vowel sound as late, just spelled differently: freight, steak, and great all use that sound even though eigh and ea look different.
How do you say gauge?
Gauge is one syllable, GAYJ. The U is silent.
Do vein and reign sound different from other words?
No. Vein sounds exactly like vain, and reign sounds exactly like rain.

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