Applying the new 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey' | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence "A new child joined my __________ today".

• class

• clarss

• clas

• glass

Answer explanation

This word rhymes with grass and pass.

Match the rare graphemes that make the 'ee' sound to where they generally appear in a word.

• ie

• most often at the end

• e

• most often in the middle

• y

• most often at the beginning or the end

• ey

• most often at the end

Answer explanation

These are the less common (rare) spellings of the long vowel 'ee' sound.

Choose the words that rhyme with thief.

• grief

• yield

• piece

• windy

• chief

Answer explanation

Chief and grief rhyme with thief because they end in the long 'ee' sound followed by the consonant 'f'.

Select another word that is part of the same word family as belief.

• thieve

• field

• believe

• valley

Answer explanation

Word families are connected in meaning and often have similar spellings; believe and belief are part of the same word family.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Will you bee in school tomorrow?

Answer explanation

Although bee is a word, it is a homophone of the word be. They both mean different things. They are both often found at the end of words. The 'e' spelling is far less common than the 'ee' spelling.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. My older brother is twentey years old.

Answer explanation

Although the 'ey' spelling of the 'ee' sound is also commonly found at the end of words, it is the 'y' spelling in this instance. Other numbers also follow this pattern.