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Spelling Rules 1(ie and ei words)

Total questions: 222

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

chief

b)

cheif

2.

a)

cieling

b)

ceiling

3.

a)

thief

b)

theif

4.

a)

receipt

b)

reciept

5.

a)

piece

b)

peice

6.

a)

feild

b)

field

7.

a)

conceited

b)

concieted

8.

a)

handkercheifs

b)

handkerchiefs

9.

a)

believe

b)

beleive

10.

a)

decieve

b)

deceive

11.

a)

receive

b)

recieve

12.

a)

relieve

b)

releive

13.

Santa's reindeers ride on this _________.

a)

sleight

b)

sleigh

c)

slay

d)

slate

14.

My _____________ are very nice people.

a)

naebor

b)

naybour

c)

neighbors

d)

naybor

15.

You are so fat, you need to go on a __________.

a)

diet

b)

deit

c)

dite

d)

dior

16.

My grandmother's ___________ is always delicious!

a)

pei

b)

piece

c)

pile

d)

pie

17.

Why don't you ______________ me? I am telling you the truth.

a)

belief

b)

believe

c)

beleive

d)

beleeve

18.

On my sister's next birthday, she will be __________________.

a)

eighteam

b)

eighty

c)

eighten

d)

eighteen

19.

During lunch time, we go on the ___________ to play.

a)

field

b)

feild

c)

feel

d)

fell

20.

The program was very short. Choose the synonym for short.

a)

brief

b)

breef

c)

beef

d)

long

21.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

shrek

b)

shreik

c)

shriek

d)

shreft

22.

What gifts are you going to _________________ this Christmas?

a)

recieve

b)

receeve

c)

receive

d)

relief

23.

We use a scale to find out how much a person ______________.

a)

whay

b)

weigh

c)

way

d)

wait

24.

Which one is spelt correctly?

a)

freighter

b)

frieghter

c)

freater

d)

freigtar

25.

My exams are over! I feel a sign of _________.

a)

relief

b)

releef

c)

releif

d)

relieve

26.

The flowers _____________ because we forgot to water them.

a)

die

b)

deid

c)

died

d)

dye

27.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

cheif

b)

cheefly

c)

cheef

d)

chiefly

28.

Which word means to increase the volume of (sound)..

a)

amplefy

b)

ampleefy

c)

amplifes

d)

amplifies

29.

When ever you go shopping, the cashier always gives you a ____________.

a)

receipt

b)

receat

c)

reciept

d)

reseat

30.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

chieftly

b)

cheifly

c)

chiefly

d)

cheefly

31.

I didn't intend to ______________ people into thinking it was gold when it was actually silver.

a)

deceive

b)

decieve

c)

decent

d)

deceeve

32.

Which word is spelt correctly?

a)

seeze

b)

sieze

c)

seize

d)

sease

33.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

weigh

b)

wiegh

c)

wayy

d)

weiy

34.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

ieght

b)

eight

c)

eiyght

d)

eit

35.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

deceive

b)

dicieve

c)

decieve

d)

diceive

36.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

recieve

b)

ricieve

c)

receive

d)

riceive

37.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

field

b)

feild

c)

feeld

d)

fiield

38.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

freind

b)

friend

c)

phriend

d)

phreind

39.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

peice

b)

piece

c)

peise

d)

piese

40.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

relief

b)

releif

c)

relieph

d)

releiph

41.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

believe

b)

beleive

c)

beelieve

d)

bealieve

42.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

theef

b)

theif

c)

thiif

d)

thief

43.

Greece has many _______________________ ruins.

a)

anceint

b)

ancient

44.

He has an ___________________ worker.

a)

efficient

b)

efficeint

45.

Do you have __________________ money for a bus ride home?

a)

sufficient

b)

sufficeint

46.

My ___________________ is completely clear.

a)

consceince

b)

conscience

47.

A balance diet should contain __________________.

a)

protein

b)

protien

48.

Did you see him ______________ my purse.

a)

sieze

b)

seize

49.

I heard a very ________________ noise in the night.

a)

weird

b)

wierd

50.

We love ________________ travel.

a)

foreign

b)

foriegn

51.

A reigning king or queen is a ___________________.

a)

sovereign

b)

soviriegn

52.

He will ___________________ his chance of promotion.

a)

forfeit

b)

forfiet

53.

They found ___________________ money at his home.

a)

conuterfiet

b)

counterfeit

54.

He was at the _________________ of his popularity.

a)

height

b)

hieght

55.

You can have ________________ of these two cakes.

a)

ethier

b)

either

56.

I enjoy a balance of work and _________________ time.

a)

leisure

b)

liesure

57.

David hopes to excel in his _________________ exam.

a)

sceince

b)

science

58.

Shekara _______ her notes from class.

a)

review

b)

reuve

c)

reveiw

59.

A liar is a ________

a)

theif

b)

thief

c)

theef

60.

My grammy is _______years old.

a)

eighty

b)

aeghty

c)

eatty

61.

My ________gave me a shirt and tumbler.

a)

kneece

b)

niece

c)

neice

62.

Julian ________ is a Bahamian artist

a)

believe

b)

beleive

c)

beeleave

63.

Wear a face ________ with your mask

a)

sheild

b)

shield

c)

sheeld

64.

Donley ________ a tablet from the mall.

a)

received

b)

recieved

c)

receeved

65.

Did you find all the _________of the puzzle?

a)

pieces

b)

peces

c)

peices

66.

You should _______to next person when coming out the corner.

a)

yield

b)

yeild

c)

yeeld

67.

You have _______ me

a)

deceived

b)

decieved

c)

deeceved

68.

You ______do or you don't.

a)

eether

b)

iether

c)

either

69.

Pay the ______ for the boat.

a)

frieght

b)

freight

c)

freeite

70.

Keep your response ______please

a)

breef

b)

breif

c)

brief

71.

A mother ______ a baby.

a)

conceive

b)

conceeve

c)

concieve

72.

I play ball on the _______

a)

infield

b)

infeild

c)

innfield

73.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

niece

b)

neice

74.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

vein

b)

vien

75.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

received

b)

recieved

76.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

greif

b)

grief

77.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

thief

b)

theif

78.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

achieve

b)

acheive

79.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

infeild

b)

infield

80.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

peices

b)

pieces

81.

Select the word that is spelled correctly

a)

niether

b)

neither

82.

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

yeild

b)

yield

83.

Write the word that means "a lie or dishonest act".

(a)  

84.

Write the word that means "to accept as true or real"

(a)  

85.

Write the word that means " to go over or study again"

(a)  

86.

Write the word that means "a load of goods shipped by train, truck, ship or airplane"

(a)  

87.

Write the word that means "short in time"

(a)  

88.

Write the word that means "to fool or trick"

(a)  

89.

Write the word that means "something that guards or protects"

(a)  

90.

Write the word that means "eighty times eight"

(a)  

91.

Write the word that means "one or the other of two"

(a)  

92.

Write the word that means "to form or develop in the mind"

(a)  

93.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

nece

b)

neece

c)

niece

d)

neice

94.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

shield

b)

sheeld

c)

sheild

d)

sheld

95.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

higeene

b)

higiene

c)

hygeene

d)

hygiene

96.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

peece

b)

piece

c)

peice

d)

pease

97.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

nightie

b)

nighte

c)

nightey

d)

nyghtie

98.

Choose the word that is spelt correctly.

a)

goaley

b)

goaly

c)

goalie

d)

goaleie

99.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.


Whoever took my pencil without asking is a _________________.

a)

priest

b)

chief

c)

brief

d)

thief

100.

Choose the word that best complete the sentence.


He said he was coming back, but I don't ____________________ him.

a)

believe

b)

shriek

c)

grief

d)

belief

101.

Choose the word that best complete the sentence.


I miss playing on the __________________________ at school.

a)

belief

b)

field

c)

grief

d)

shriek

102.

Choose the word that best complete each sentence.


The baby will ________________________ with delight when he sees his father.

a)

shriek

b)

relief

c)

shield

d)

chief

103.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

brieff

b)

brief

c)

breif

d)

breiff

104.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

feild

b)

feald

c)

feeld

d)

field

105.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

riegn

b)

raign

c)

reign

d)

reagan

106.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

reeview

b)

reveiw

c)

reeveuw

d)

review

107.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

fiery

b)

feiry

c)

firey

d)

firee

108.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

reciept

b)

receept

c)

receipt

d)

receapt

109.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

relieve

b)

releive

c)

releave

d)

releeve

110.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

concieted

b)

conceeted

c)

conceated

d)

conceited

111.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

neether

b)

neither

c)

neather

d)

niether

112.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

foreign

b)

foren

c)

foriegn

d)

forreign

113.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

greif

b)

greeve

c)

grief

d)

greefe

114.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

vail

b)

vayle

c)

viel

d)

veil

115.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

freeght

b)

freight

c)

frayght

d)

frieght

116.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

belief

b)

beleif

c)

beleef

d)

beleaf

117.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

decieve

b)

deceeve

c)

deceave

d)

deceive

118.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

yeald

b)

yeeld

c)

yield

d)

yeild

119.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

beeje

b)

beige

c)

biege

d)

begie

120.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

perceive

b)

percieve

c)

perceeve

d)

perceave

121.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

seeze

b)

seaze

c)

sieze

d)

seize

122.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

liesure

b)

leisure

c)

leasure

d)

leezure

123.

The art criminal was a master of ___.

a)

deseat

b)

deceit

c)

theaf

d)

theif

124.

His warhouses held museum pieces worth their ___ in gold.

a)

deceat

b)

wieght

c)

weight

d)

theif

125.

He served as the ____ of paintings that his cohorts stole.

a)

reciever

b)

resiever

c)

reseiver

d)

receiver

126.

He was a forger as well as a ____.

a)

thief

b)

theif

c)

theaf

d)

theaves

127.

He created ___ works nearly identical to the originals.

a)

counterfiet

b)

conterfeit

c)

counterfeit

d)

countrfeit

128.

Choose the correctly spelled word.

a)

wield

b)

weild

c)

welid

d)

whield

129.

Choose the correctly spelled word.

a)

fircely

b)

fearcely

c)

fiercely

d)

fiercly

130.

Choose the correctly spelled word.

a)

concience

b)

consceice

c)

consience

d)

conscience

131.

Choose the correctly spelled word.

a)

riegn

b)

reign

c)

reignn

d)

raign

132.

Choose the correctly spelled word.

a)

leisure

b)

lesure

c)

liesure

d)

leasure

133.

Select the correct spelling

a)

receive

b)

recieve

134.

Select the correct spelling

a)

feild

b)

field

135.

Select the correct spelling

a)

eightieth

b)

eighteith

136.

Select the correct spelling

a)

reign

b)

riegn

137.

The rider held to the ____________ of the horse.

a)

reign

b)

rein

c)

riegn

d)

rien

138.

Select the correct spelling

a)

relieve

b)

releive

139.

I can't ________________ we are going to London.

a)

field

b)

believe

140.

The ________________ of my bag is more than 5 kg.

a)

wait

b)

weight

141.

I _________________ many presents on my birthday.

a)

relieved

b)

received

142.

I ate a ______________ of cake.

a)

piece

b)

peice

143.

Write the correct spelling for the underlined word.

You can see people on smooth streets, rough roads, and grassy felids.

(a)  

144.

Doctors beeive that an apple a day keeps them away.

(a)  

145.

Can you wait for a breph second?

(a)  

146.

I'm sorry that she dyed.

(a)  

147.

Getting away from town was a releif.

(a)  

148.

You weegh about five pounds!

(a)  

149.

Santa rides on a sliigh.

(a)  

150.

Please recieve this gift.

(a)  

151.

I'm officially ieghteen!

(a)  

152.

Sieze the day!

(a)  

153.

I am tired of our naybours.

(a)  

154.

Here is your reccept ma'am.

(a)  

155.

amplifyis

(a)  

156.

cheifily

(a)  

157.

frieghter

(a)  

158.

decieve

(a)  

159.

preceve

(a)  

160.

piees

(a)  

161.

deit

(a)  

162.

What does the following word mean?


Beige

a)

a piece of metal or other material that has strapped attached to it, used to protect the holder from violent attacks

b)

an extreme level of sadness

c)

a sandy yellowish-brown color

d)

to hold a royal office, or to rule as king or queen

163.

What does the following word mean?


Grief

a)

a piece of metal or other material that has strapped attached to it, used to protect the holder from violent attacks

b)

an extreme level of sadness

c)

a sandy yellowish-brown color

d)

to hold a royal office, or to rule as king or queen

164.

What does the following word mean?


Reign

a)

a piece of metal or other material that has strapped attached to it, used to protect the holder from violent attacks

b)

an extreme level of sadness

c)

a sandy yellowish-brown color

d)

to hold a royal office, or to rule as king or queen

165.

What does the following word mean?


Shield

a)

a piece of metal or other material that has strapped attached to it, used to protect the holder from violent attacks

b)

an extreme level of sadness

c)

a sandy yellowish-brown color

d)

to hold a royal office, or to rule as king or queen

166.

What does the following word mean?

Leisure

a)

when you have free time and can relax

b)

extremely proud of oneself to the point that you can seem self-centered

c)

a daughter of one's brother or sister

d)

the upper wall in a room

167.

What does the following word mean?

Niece

a)

when you have free time and can relax

b)

extremely proud of oneself to the point that you can seem self-centered

c)

a daughter of one's brother or sister

d)

the upper wall in a room

168.

What does the following word mean?

Ceiling

a)

when you have free time and can relax

b)

extremely proud of oneself to the point that you can seem self-centered

c)

a daughter of one's brother or sister

d)

the upper wall in a room

169.

What does the following word mean?

Conceited

a)

when you have free time and can relax

b)

extremely proud of oneself to the point that you can seem self-centered

c)

a daughter of one's brother or sister

d)

the upper wall in a room

170.

In the word Either, do you hear a Long A sound or a Long E sound?

a)

Long A

b)

Long E

c)

Neither

171.

In the word Protein, do you hear a Long A sound or a Long E sound?

a)

Long A

b)

Long E

c)

Neither

172.

In the word Weigh, do you hear a Long A sound or a Long E sound?

a)

Long A

b)

Long E

c)

Neither

173.

In the word Mischief, do you hear a Long A sound or a Long E sound?

a)

Long A

b)

Long E

c)

Neither

174.

IE or EI


dec _ _ve

(a)  

175.

IE or EI


conc _ _ ve

(a)  

176.

IE or EI


rec _ _ ve

(a)  

177.

IE or EI


perc _ _ ve

(a)  

178.

IE or EI


c _ _ling

(a)  

179.

IE or EI


w _ _ ght

(a)  

180.

IE or EI


w _ _ ght

(a)  

181.

IE or EI


sl _ _ gh

(a)  

182.

IE or EI


r _ _ gn

(a)  

183.

IE or EI


e _ _ ght

(a)  

184.

IE or EI


f _ _ gh

(a)  

185.

IE or EI


f _ _ld

(a)  

186.

IE or EI


bel _ _ve

(a)  

187.

IE or EI


ach _ _ve

(a)  

188.

IE or EI


sh _ _ ld

(a)  

189.

IE or EI


cash _ _r

(a)  

190.

IE or EI


p _ _ce

(a)  

191.

IE or EI


obed _ _ ce

(a)  

192.

IE or EI


nutr _ _ nt

(a)  

193.

IE or EI


pat _ _ ent

(a)  

194.

IE or EI


retr _ _ ve

(a)  

195.

IE or EI


sc _ _ ntist

(a)  

196.

IE or EI


shr _ _ k

(a)  

197.

IE or EI


qu _ _t

(a)  

198.

IE or EI


resil _ _nt

(a)  

199.

IE or EI


prev _ _ w

(a)  

200.

IE or EI


hyg _ _ ne

(a)  

201.

IE or EI


th _ _ f

(a)  

202.

IE or EI


ch _ _ f

(a)  

203.

IE or EI


anc _ _ nt

(a)  

204.

IE or EI


d _ _ tician

(a)  

205.

IE or EI


h _ _fer

(a)  

206.

IE or EI


prot _ _ n

(a)  

207.

IE or EI


w _ _rd

(a)  

208.

IE or EI


l _ _ sure

(a)  

209.

IE or EI


v _ _ n

(a)  

210.

IE or EI


s _ _ ze

(a)  

211.

IE or EI


fr _ _ ght

(a)  

212.

IE or EI


br _ _f

(a)  

213.

We will have a ______ assembly in the auditorium.

a)

breif

b)

breef

c)

brief

214.

We played a baseball game at the _____ in town.

a)

feeld

b)

field

c)

feild

215.

The gracious king will _____ over the country.

a)

reign

b)

rain

c)

rein

216.

Be sure to ______ your words before you take your spelling test!

a)

review

b)

reveiw

c)

reevew

217.

The girls ____ temper sometimes got her in trouble.

a)

feiry

b)

fiery

c)

firey

218.

Check your ____ to make sure you were charged the correct price.

a)

reciept

b)

receet

c)

receipt

219.

He used some medication to _____ the pain caused by his scraped knee.

a)

releive

b)

relive

c)

relieve

220.

The movie star was very prideful and _______.

a)

conceded

b)

conceited

c)

concieted

221.

______ of the children seemed to be concerned about playing outside in the rain.

a)

Niether

b)

Neither

c)

Nither

222.

He could speak four different _____ languages.

a)

foren

b)

foriegn

c)

foreign