Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - The Sound ie (chief) (Questions)

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This 'Sound ie' spelling quiz informs elementary school children of the other sound ‘ie’ can make, like in the word ‘chief’.

Sometime the letters ‘ie’ make an ‘e’ sound. This is one of those tricky sounds where you just need to try and say the word two ways (using both sounds, as an igh and then as an e) and see which one sounds like a word you’ve heard of before. Test your spellings on these ‘ie’ words.

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Which 'ie' sound are we making? Which of these words shows 'ie' as an 'e' sound?

[ ]	handkerchief
[ ]	tie
[ ]	cried
[ ]	pie

Spell the missing word: Shall we play in the ____?

[ ]	feld
[ ]	field
[ ]	feild
[ ]	fielld

Spell the missing word: Stop that ____!

[ ]	fief
[ ]	fieth
[ ]	theif
[ ]	thief

Spell the missing word: Can I have a ____ of your pie?

[ ]	piess
[ ]	piecs
[ ]	piese
[ ]	piece

Spell the missing word: Look up at the ____.

[ ]	sealing
[ ]	seiling
[ ]	sieling
[ ]	ceiling

Spell the missing word: I haven't got time for this, please be ____.

[ ]	breaf
[ ]	brief
[ ]	brefe
[ ]	breif

Spell the missing word: His ____ in God is shown every week when he goes to the synagogue.

[ ]	blief
[ ]	belief
[ ]	belieth
[ ]	blieth

Spell the missing word: ____ wear a white collar and black robe.

[ ]	Priests
[ ]	Preists
[ ]	Pwiests
[ ]	Preasts

Spell the missing word: He used his ____ to protect him.

[ ]	sheild
[ ]	shield
[ ]	schield
[ ]	shieled

10.

Spell the missing word: He is the ____ of police.

[ ]	chief
[ ]	tchief
[ ]	chieth
[ ]	tchieth

Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - The Sound ie (chief) (Answers)

Which 'ie' sound are we making? Which of these words shows 'ie' as an 'e' sound?

[x]	handkerchief
[ ]	tie
[ ]	cried
[ ]	pie

A handkerchief is a piece of material that people sneeze into; it's like a tissue but you keep it and put it in the washing machine instead of throwing it away.

Spell the missing word: Shall we play in the ____?

[ ]	feld
[x]	field
[ ]	feild
[ ]	fielld

There's a saying: "i before e, except after c" - this means that most of the time you will write 'ie' and not 'ei' unless the two vowels follow the letter 'c'. Although, as with everything, there are lots of exceptions!

Spell the missing word: Stop that ____!

[ ]	fief
[ ]	fieth
[ ]	theif
[x]	thief

Make sure your tongue for the 'th' is in between your teeth and your teeth touch your lips for the the 'f' sound.

Spell the missing word: Can I have a ____ of your pie?

[ ]	piess
[ ]	piecs
[ ]	piese
[x]	piece

Pies have been around for over 3,000 years, with Egyptians eating them stuffed with figs and dates.

Spell the missing word: Look up at the ____.

[ ]	sealing
[ ]	seiling
[ ]	sieling
[x]	ceiling

Here is an example of i before e except after c.

Spell the missing word: I haven't got time for this, please be ____.

[ ]	breaf
[x]	brief
[ ]	brefe
[ ]	breif

Brief means quick and to explain something in the shortest way possible.

Spell the missing word: His ____ in God is shown every week when he goes to the synagogue.

[ ]	blief
[x]	belief
[ ]	belieth
[ ]	blieth

Jewish people go to the synagogue - that is the name of their church.

Spell the missing word: ____ wear a white collar and black robe.

[x]	Priests
[ ]	Preists
[ ]	Pwiests
[ ]	Preasts

Priests are often seen in churches where they give sermons and tell people about God and the Bible.

Spell the missing word: He used his ____ to protect him.

[ ]	sheild
[x]	shield
[ ]	schield
[ ]	shieled

A shield is used to protect you and on it can be a coat of arms, which tells you about the family of the soldier or warrior.

10.

Spell the missing word: He is the ____ of police.

[x]	chief
[ ]	tchief
[ ]	chieth
[ ]	tchieth

Chief means head or leader of a group and should not be confused with chef - who cooks food!