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Year 2 - Letters ei
Try to get ten out of ten in this spelling quiz.

Year 2 - Letters ei

This 'Letters ei' spelling quiz will test KS1 children on this sound. It is an addition to the spellings learnt in the National Curriculum. This sound is pronounced ‘aye’ like in the number ‘eight.’

If you ever see 'ei' together, it’s pronounced as ‘aye’. These spellings are a little tricky, so try and sound out the letters or look for the word that looks familiar. See how many of these you know. Good luck!

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1 .
What ____ are you?
hite
hieght
heigh
height
The height sign in the picture is for vans and if their van is too tall, they need to turn around and take a different route.
2 .
Santa got on his ____.
saleigh
slleigh
sliegh
sleigh
A sleigh is what Santa drives and what the reindeers pull!
3 .
All your ____ lead to your heart.
veins
viens
vanes
vains
Veins carry blood to the heart.
4 .
Santa took the ____.
rains
rayens
raynes
reins
The 'ei' makes an 'aye' sound, so this word is said like this: r+ei+n+s.
5 .
Would you like ____ apples or bananas?
eiver
either
eiva
eitha
Although spelt with 'ei' you don't pronounce 'either' like 'aye-th er'; here the 'ei' makes an 'ee' sound.
6 .
Hello, I'm your new ____.
neighbour
neighbor
neghbour
nighbour
Your neighbour is the person next to you.
7 .
May your king ____ for evermore!
reyn
reign
reen
raein
These two letters (ei) are often followed by the letter 'g' and sometimes 'gh'.
8 .
We call this a ____ train.
freighte
freigh
freiht
freight
Freight means cargo or things/goods that need transporting.
9 .
The number after seventeen is ____?
ayeteen
eiteen
eighteen
eigteen
If you can spell 'eight' you can spell eighteen, eighty and eightieth!
10 .
How much do you ____?
reigh
weigh
wiegh
weih
You can say you weigh an amount and your weight is.... by just adding the 't'.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller

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