sharp clerk skirt chirp park
spark shark mark spurt third
parch smart churn perch harm
charm starch march mirth smirch

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tare scare dare pare rare
fare snare hare ware glare
bare spare mare stare share


In the words of this table _ea_ and _ee_ have the long sound of _e_.

fear tear lean heap fleet
thee east ease keep beef
near plea heed greet year
freed dean team weed ream
tease deed treat wean teach
sheet yeast meet spree plead
sheaf mead steep sheer eaves
greed creak creek shear spear
breed agree sneer bleed speed
beach sheen green preen cheap
sweep sheep reach street freeze
dream tweed fleece cream weave
screen peach gleam wheat streak
bream leaves cleans crease teapot
beams please greedy Easter spleen
breeze gleans squeak beaver season