Just when you think that speaking & writing foreign languages is way too difficult for you, check out how English works:

The Vowel Combination --OU--

couch rough bought could soup your
proud tough fought would group
house young thought should

The Vowel Combination --EA--

pea thread bear
beach head pear
meal

More Confusion

they're were be dear
their whirr bee deer
there

What is the Meaning of this?

tear dear pear
tear dare peer

The Long Sound of "A"

(a) fade (ai) braid (eigh) sleigh
(ay) may (ey) whey (au) gauge

The Sound of "SH"

(sh) ship (ch) chauvinist (tion) constitution
(cien) efficient (cian) musician

And what about those Plurals?

mouse » mice ox » oxen
knife » knives roof » roofs

but,... shrimp » shrimp
fish » fish
moose » moose
deer » deer

Silent Consonants

would catch island
write known enough
listen thumb design