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Ei/Ie Spelling Patterns

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Ei/Ie Spelling Patterns

Help the organisers of a school fair solve each spelling clue. Complete every task, and remember: “I before E, except after C” is a useful guide for some words, but it has exceptions. Check the whole word and its meaning.

Complete the fairground signs

Choose ei or ie to complete each word. Write the completed word.

1.The organisers belve the weather will be sunny.
2.Please recve your entry ticket at the gate.
3.A frnd is helping at the book stall.
4.Hang the colourful flags from the cling.
5.The football match will take place in the fld.

Spot the patterns

Use the spelling clues to sort out the words on the fair’s lost-property list.

6.Which word has ei after c?
  • ceiling
  • receive
  • shield
  • friend
7.Complete the sentence with the correct spelling: The magician will sze a coin from the air.
8.Write the missing letters in both words: sh___ld (something worn for protection) and th___f (someone who steals).
9.True or false? The saying “I before E, except after C” works for every word containing ie or ei.
TrueFalse
10.Which two words below are exceptions to the usual “I before E, except after C” guide?
  • friend and field
  • receive and ceiling
  • weird and seize
  • thief and shield

Use spelling in context

Check spelling and meaning carefully as you help prepare the fair’s announcements.

11.Correct the spelling mistake in this announcement: “Weird prizes will be given to the frend who can catch the most beanbags.”
12.Write one sentence about the fair using at least three of these words: believe, receive, friend, ceiling, field, seize, shield, thief, weird.
13.Create a short memory sentence that includes both receive and friend, and makes their spellings easy to remember.

2 printable pages

  • Ei/Ie Spelling Patterns, page 1 of 2: Complete the fairground signs, Spot the patterns

    Page 1

  • Ei/Ie Spelling Patterns, page 2 of 2: Use spelling in context

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