Online Dictionary

Spelling ie and ei words

Some words have ei even though there is no letter c. In Unit 7 (Long vowels) you saw that ei was one of the ways of spelling the long vowel sound //:

    ei as in reindeer Spelling ie and ei words, ei as in reindeer.

The most common words with ei saying // are in the box.
Several of them have a silent g or gh. For more on words with silent letters, please see Unit 22.

 
vein* rein* reign* deign* feign neigh

eight* weigh* weight* freight neighbour (US neighbor)

veil* feint* beige sheikh (or sheik)* sleigh
 

Read the clue and choose the best ei word from the box above:


Read the clue


Type the answer
Blood runs through it.
Noise made by a horse.
Use this to control a horse.
Eighty-eight minus eighty.
It covers the face.
Pale brown colour.
Goods transported, cargo.
Rule as king or queen.
Heaviness.
Find out how heavy.
To pretend.
He or she lives nearby.


 

Skip this work and go on to the next part of this unit:
A new version of the ie/ei rule.
Unit 21 : Page 4 of 9