Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Spelling: ie or ei? (Questions)

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Receive, eight and piece have 'ie' or 'ei' in them. These words are often misspelled and therefore it's important to get to know your 'ie' or 'ei' words practically off by heart. There's a little rule that may help you here:

'i' before 'e' except after 'c' or when sounded like 'ay'

1.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	acheive
[ ]	beige
[ ]	friend
[ ]	ceiling

2.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	neighbor
[ ]	iether
[ ]	height
[ ]	weight

3.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	receive
[ ]	grief
[ ]	niether
[ ]	protein

4.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	believe
[ ]	sieze
[ ]	vein
[ ]	weird

5.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	thief
[ ]	patience
[ ]	counterfeit
[ ]	thier

6.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	foreign
[ ]	leisure
[ ]	preist
[ ]	hygiene

7.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	eight
[ ]	mischeif
[ ]	rein
[ ]	species

8.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	chieftain
[ ]	shriek
[ ]	cashier
[ ]	shiek

9.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	peice
[ ]	brief
[ ]	sieve
[ ]	veil

10.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	ancient
[ ]	feirce
[ ]	yield
[ ]	sleigh

Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Spelling: ie or ei? (Answers)

1.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[x]	acheive
[ ]	beige
[ ]	friend
[ ]	ceiling

It should be 'achieve'

2.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	neighbor
[x]	iether
[ ]	height
[ ]	weight

It should be 'either'

3.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	receive
[ ]	grief
[x]	niether
[ ]	protein

It should be 'neither'

4.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	believe
[x]	sieze
[ ]	vein
[ ]	weird

It should be 'seize'

5.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	thief
[ ]	patience
[ ]	counterfeit
[x]	thier

It should be 'their'

6.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	foreign
[ ]	leisure
[x]	preist
[ ]	hygiene

It should be 'priest'

7.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	eight
[x]	mischeif
[ ]	rein
[ ]	species

It should be 'mischief'

8.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	chieftain
[ ]	shriek
[ ]	cashier
[x]	shiek

It should be 'sheik'

9.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[x]	peice
[ ]	brief
[ ]	sieve
[ ]	veil

It should be 'piece'

10.

Which one of the following words has been spelled incorrectly? You need only concentrate on whether it should be 'ie' or 'ei'.

[ ]	ancient
[x]	feirce
[ ]	yield
[ ]	sleigh

It should be 'fierce'