PencilGoGrade 5 · Spelling · Spelling rules
When it’s done, scan the sheet with your phone and PencilGo marks it and picks the next one. Create a free account
We’ll email one free Grade 5 worksheet every school day. Your child does it on paper. No account needed.
Grade 5 Spelling Worksheet
Fill in the missing letters and write the whole word on the line.
ach_ _ve (reach a goal)
rec_ _ve (get something that is given)
bel_ _f (something you trust is true)
rec_ _pt (paper that shows you paid)
bel_ _ve (think something is true)
c_ _ling (the top of a room)
br_ _f (short in time)
dec_ _ve (trick someone)
ch_ _f (the leader)
n_ _ghbor (a person who lives next door)
f_ _ld (open grassy land)
w_ _gh (find out how heavy something is)
The i before e pattern helps students spell many common words, but the rule has important after-c and eigh exceptions matters in fifth grade because students meet longer words in science, history, and written responses. Students may recite the rhyme and still write recieve, peice, or nieghbor because they do not check which part of the rule applies. This worksheet keeps the attention on one spelling pattern or word-study habit at a time, so students must use the title skill rather than eliminate unrelated choices. Students choose correct ie and ei spellings, name the pattern in a word, spell words from meaning clues, and explain why exceptions do not follow the simple rhyme.
The items rotate among choosing correct spellings, using meaning clues, naming word parts, and writing short answers from letter patterns. Support versions use a smaller word bank and fewer options. Standard and challenge versions add closer misspellings and more independent recall. Ask your child to say the word, mark the prefix, suffix, root, syllable, or apostrophe pattern, and then reread the whole sentence to confirm that the spelling still fits the meaning.
Common Core standard: L.5.2.E
Receive uses ei because the vowel pair comes after c.
Applying i before e to every word and forgetting receive, ceiling, neighbor, and weigh.
Check the letter before the vowel pair and listen for the long a sound in eigh words.
Applying i before e to every word and forgetting receive, ceiling, neighbor, and weigh.
Check the letter before the vowel pair and listen for the long a sound in eigh words.
Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.
Similar: Unstressed Syllables · Possessives and Apostrophes
Every sheet you scan goes into your child’s record: dated, marked and ready for the year-end portfolio. Homeschool records
★
