PROOFREADING

PROOFREADING

SPELLING

Proofread

read (printer's proofs or other written or printed material) and mark any errors."they must revise and proofread their work"

ie and ei Spelling Errors

Rule 1: Write ie when the sound is long e (grief, believe, relief), except after c (deceive, receive, conceive). Exceptions: neither, leisure, seize

Rule 2: Write ei when the sound is not long e, especially when the sound is long a (sleigh, foreign, freight). Exceptions: friend, mischief, soldier

Multiple Choice

ACTIVITY: Proofread the following paragraph. Add either ie or ei to complete the words.

Recently our n__ ghborhood held its annual picnic in the baseball

f__Id near the ch__f of police's house.

• ei , ie, ie

• ie, ie, ei

• ei, ei , ie

Multiple Choice

We ate lots of food— w__ners, corn on the cob, and p__ces of cake.

• ei , ie

• ie, ie

• ie, ei

Multiple Choice

Some of the people started playing w__rd games, combining softball and soccer.

• ei

• ie

Multiple Choice

While we were playing ball, the misch__vous children said they saw a th__f race through the picnic area and rel__ve us of all the sandwiches.

• ie, ie,ie

• ei, ei, ei

Multiple Choice

My n__ce did not bel__ve them, so she began to give the children gr__f.

• ie, ie, ie

• ei, ei, ei

• ie, ei, ie

Multiple Choice

One of her fr__nds said that he saw the real th__ves.

• ie, ei

• ie, ie

• ei, ie

Multiple Choice

Suddenly, the smiling children returned the sandwiches, and we enjoyed the rest of our I__sure time.

• ei

• ie

Multiple Choice

At the end of the afternoon, our grandfather presented special ach__vement awards to all except the "misch__vous" children.

• ei

• ie