Explanation

The English letters ea have 5 different pronunciations:

as in wear and bear

as in fear and tear

as in read and lead

as in bread and dead

as in early and learn

Warning!!!
Sometimes a word can have exactly the same spelling but a different meaning and pronunciation:
read

(past tense verb)

(infinitive)

lead

(past tense verb)

(noun)

tear

(infinitive)

(noun)