I Before E
Grade 5 - Spelling - Building Confidence

NameDate
Which spelling is correct for the word meaning "one part of a whole"?
- piece
- chief
- ceiling
Which vowel pattern appears in "ceiling"?
- ei exception
- ie
- ei after c
Spell the ie or ei word that means to accept as true.
Why is "receive" spelled this way?
- it must always use ie after c
- ei follows c in this word
- the vowels are in alphabetical order
Which sentence uses the correctly spelled ie or ei word "chief"?
- The correct spelling is cheif.
- The chief editor checked the headline.
- The word chief has no ie or ei pattern.
Which spelling is correct for the word meaning "to accept as true"?
- field
- believe
- chief
Which vowel pattern appears in "believe"?
- ei after c
- ie
- eigh exception
Spell the ie or ei word that means to get something.
Why is "chief" spelled this way?
- the vowels are in alphabetical order
- it must always use ie after c
- i comes before e after ch
Which sentence uses the correctly spelled ie or ei word "field"?
- The class mapped the soccer field.
- fild fits this sentence.
- The word field has no ie or ei pattern.