Spelling 1

Spelling 1

IE and EI

i before e except after c and when sounding like "ay" as in neighbor and weigh

The IE rule

• long e sound

• Examples: achieve, belief, cashier, chief, fierce, niece, piece, retrieve, series, wield

Exceptions

• It can sound like short e, as in friend

• It can sound like long i, as in piety, fiery, quiet, notoriety, society, science

• The only time the ie combination comes after c is when it sounds like sh, as in ancient, deficient, conscience

The EI rule

• long a sound

• Examples: deign, eight, feign, freight, heinous, reign, sleigh, surveillance, vein, weight

Exceptions:

• In some words, ei is used even though it sounds like ee, as in either, seize, weird, sheik, seizure, leisure

• Sometimes ei sounds like long i, as in height, sleight, stein, seismology

• Sometimes ei sounds like short e, as in heifer, their, foreign, forfeit

• After c you use ei, even if it sounds like ee, as in ceiling, deceit, conceited, receive, receipt

Multiple Choice

She took her _____ to the zoo on Saturday.

• niece

• neice

Multiple Choice

They gave the _____ the money for the bill.

• cashier

• casheir

Multiple Choice

The agents were allowed to _____ the narcotics at the border.

• sieze

• seize

Multiple Choice

The doctor checked the baby's __________.

• hieght and wieght

• height and weight

Multiple Choice

She believed him to be the _____ who had stolen the old woman's inheritance.

• fiend

• feind

Multiple Choice

She collected the grocery _____ for six months.

• reciepts

• receipts

Fill in the Blank

Type the correct spelling of the misspelled word in the sentence.

The riegn of the new king is a piece of information found in this book.

Fill in the Blank

Type the correct spelling of the misspelled word in the sentence.

They had the criminal under surviellance for over seven months.

Fill in the Blank

Type the correct spelling of the misspelled word in the sentence.

She was releived to see that her friend is now out of danger.

Multiple Choice

Which set has all words spelled correctly?

• retrieve, fierce, conscience

• weild, peice, sliegh

• neice, frieght, siesmology

"Spelling is improved when reading is done."

Stephen D. Krashen