The same vowel spelled six waysSalir

01/10palabras

Palabra 1

freight

/freɪt/noun

Goods carried by train or ship.

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

Palabra 1Frase 1 de 1

freight/freɪt/noun

A freight train blocked the crossing.

Palabra 2

weigh

/weɪ/verb

To measure how heavy something is.

Rhymes with day. The GH says nothing.

Palabra 2Frase 1 de 1

weigh/weɪ/verb

Could you weigh this bag for me?

Palabra 3

steak

/steɪk/noun

A thick slice of beef.

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

Palabra 3Frase 1 de 1

steak/steɪk/noun

I would like the steak, please.

Palabra 4

break

/breɪk/verb

To come apart into pieces.

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

Palabra 4Frase 1 de 1

break/breɪk/verb

Shall we take a short break now?

Palabra 5

great

/ɡreɪt/adjective

Very good, or very large.

Rhymes with late, not with meat.

Palabra 5Frase 1 de 1

great/ɡreɪt/adjective

That sounds like a great idea.

Palabra 6

vein

/veɪn/noun

A tube carrying blood in the body.

It sounds exactly like vain.

Palabra 6Frase 1 de 1

vein/veɪn/noun

The nurse could not find a vein.

Palabra 7

reign

/reɪn/noun

The period a king or queen rules.

It sounds exactly like rain.

Palabra 7Frase 1 de 1

reign/reɪn/noun

The reign lasted almost fifty years.

Palabra 8

gauge

/ɡeɪdʒ/noun

A device that measures something.

One syllable: GAYJ. The U does nothing.

Palabra 8Frase 1 de 1

gauge/ɡeɪdʒ/noun

The gauge on the wall reads zero.

Palabra 9

obey

/oʊˈbeɪ/verb

To do what you are told.

Stress the second syllable: o-BAY.

Palabra 9Frase 1 de 1

obey/oʊˈbeɪ/verb

Everybody has to obey the same rules.

Palabra 10

gray

/ɡreɪ/adjective

The color between black and white.

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

Palabra 10Frase 1 de 1

gray/ɡreɪ/adjective

The walls are a soft gray color.