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Daily wordsParole del 10 ago 2026

The same vowel spelled six ways

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

Dieci parole di inglese per tutti i giorni: freight, weigh, steak, break, great, vein, reign, gauge, obey, gray. Ciascuna con la pronuncia e una frase da dire ad alta voce.

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Le dieci parole10 parole, 10 frasi

  1. 1
    freight/freɪt/nounGoods carried by train or ship.The EIGH is the vowel in late and the GH is silent: FRATE.
  2. 2
    weigh/weɪ/verbTo measure how heavy something is.Rhymes with day. The GH says nothing.
  3. 3
    steak/steɪk/nounA thick slice of beef.The EA is the vowel in late, not in tea.
  4. 4
    break/breɪk/verbTo come apart into pieces.Same vowel as steak, and it does not rhyme with speak.
  5. 5
    great/ɡreɪt/adjectiveVery good, or very large.Rhymes with late, not with meat.
  6. 6
    vein/veɪn/nounA tube carrying blood in the body.It sounds exactly like vain.
  7. 7
    reign/reɪn/nounThe period a king or queen rules.It sounds exactly like rain.
  8. 8
    gauge/ɡeɪdʒ/nounA device that measures something.One syllable: GAYJ. The U does nothing.
  9. 9
    obey/oʊˈbeɪ/verbTo do what you are told.Stress the second syllable: o-BAY.
  10. 10
    gray/ɡreɪ/adjectiveThe color between black and white.Rhymes with day, and Americans spell it without the E.

Le frasi

  1. 1

    A freight train blocked the crossing.

  2. 2

    Could you weigh this bag for me?

  3. 3

    I would like the steak, please.

  4. 4

    Shall we take a short break now?

  5. 5

    That sounds like a great idea.

  6. 6

    The nurse could not find a vein.

  7. 7

    The reign lasted almost fifty years.

  8. 8

    The gauge on the wall reads zero.

  9. 9

    Everybody has to obey the same rules.

  10. 10

    The walls are a soft gray color.