ELA: How to Spell Many ie and ei Words Practice
Practice choosing ie or ei in common words
ELA: How to Spell Many ie and ei Words Practice
Practice choosing ie or ei in common words
Language Arts - Grade 4-5
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Complete the word in the sentence: I bel___ve you can finish the project on time. Write the full word.
This word has the sound of long e.
The correct word is believe. It is spelled b-e-l-i-e-v-e, with ie in the middle. - 2
Complete the word in the sentence: The farmer worked in the f___ld all morning. Write the full word.
The correct word is field. It is spelled f-i-e-l-d, with ie after the f. - 3
Choose the correctly spelled word: reciept or receipt. Then use it in a sentence.
In this word, ei comes after c.
The correctly spelled word is receipt. A sentence could be: I saved my receipt after buying the notebook. - 4
Complete the word in the sentence: The puppy was a playful p___ce of trouble. Write the full word.
The correct word is piece. It is spelled p-i-e-c-e, with ie before c. - 5
Choose the correctly spelled word: neighbor or nieghbor. Then explain how you know.
Think of the word as n-e-i-g-h-b-o-r.
The correctly spelled word is neighbor. It uses ei, and it is one of the common words that does not follow the simple ie pattern. - 6
Complete the word in the sentence: The knight carried a strong sh___ld into battle. Write the full word.
The correct word is shield. It is spelled s-h-i-e-l-d, with ie in the middle. - 7
Circle the word that is spelled correctly: thief or theif. Then write a sentence using the correct word.
The long e sound is often spelled ie, but you still need to check each word carefully.
The correctly spelled word is thief. A sentence could be: The thief took the jewels from the case. - 8
Complete the word in the sentence: The package weighed eight pounds on the scale. Which word in the sentence has ei? Write the word.
The word with ei is weighed. It is spelled w-e-i-g-h-e-d. - 9
Choose the correctly spelled word: cieling or ceiling. Then copy the correct word three times.
Remember the pattern: i before e except after c, but watch for exceptions in other words.
The correctly spelled word is ceiling. It is spelled c-e-i-l-i-n-g, with ei after c. - 10
Complete the word in the sentence: My friend gave me a br___f note before class. Write the full word.
The correct word is brief. It is spelled b-r-i-e-f, with ie. - 11
Sort these words into two groups: believe, receive, field, ceiling, piece, neighbor. Group 1 should have ie words. Group 2 should have ei words.
Look closely at the two letters in the middle of each word.
The ie words are believe, field, and piece. The ei words are receive, ceiling, and neighbor. - 12
Rewrite the sentence with the misspelled ie or ei word corrected: I recieved a letter from my cousin yesterday.
The corrected sentence is: I received a letter from my cousin yesterday. The word received is spelled with ei after c.