Your current location:

Unit 7, Part 2: Spelling the long vowel sounds

Page 2 of 16

Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 2: i, o and u

Unit Startpage 13Course Testpage 15page 16page 17page 18Course Testpage 20page 21page 22page 23Course Testpage 25page 26Course Testpage 28Unit End

Page 2 of 16

Spelling the long vowel sound /ī/: i-e, igh, y, ie

We have listed all the common spellings for igh and ie but there are too many for the others for us to include them. So, if in doubt, check with a dictionary.

How is the long i sound spelt in these words?

Remember, if it uses the split digraph i-e there will be a letter in between!

Work out which letters are missing.

Type the whole word:

I can't wait to dr___ my new car.
The loud bang gave me a fr___t.
Birds fl___ high in the sky.
My new boots are too t___t.
Please wr___ to me when you go away.
We'll have bacon and fr___d eggs.
Jane had a big bite of the plum p___.
The w___ on the plug is loose.
Two ships were sunk in the t___phoon.
I need a repl___ by the weekend.
I have a sl___t pain in my neck.
Will Jeff inv___ us to his party?


Skip this exercise and go to the next part of this unit: Rule-breakers for long /ī/ words. *

* Skip link not available for logged in students.

X
X ⬊ ⬉
Please turn your screen to landscape to play this game.
X

The Spellzone interactive course is intended to be used online and may not be printed.

Sign up to remove this advert

"This is a fantastic opportunity for our students!  I'm sure Spellzone will be invaluable in helping them to improve their spellings and therefore improve the quality of their writing in all subject areas!"

Teacher, High School, UK