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What words have the same vowel sound as EA in great?

The vowel sound in "great" is the long "e" sound, often represented by the symbol /eɪ/ in phonetic transcription. Here are some words with the same vowel sound:

Words with "ea" spelling:

* bread

* break

* clean

* deal

* dream

* each

* feather

* heat

* leave

* mean

* neat

* peace

* read

* scream

* seat

* speak

* steak

* team

* treat

* weave

Words with other spellings:

* bay

* day

* hey

* obey

* say

* sleigh

* they

* weigh

* rain

* pain

* chain

* straight

* faint

* gait

* laid

* maid

* paid

* said

* sway

* way

Words with "ei" spelling:

* eight

* neighbor (American English)

* reign

* vein

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you a good starting point!

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