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

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This 'Letters ei' spelling quiz will test elementary school children on this sound. 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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Santa took the ____.

[ ]	rains
[ ]	rayens
[ ]	raynes
[ ]	reins

All your ____ lead to your heart.

[ ]	veins
[ ]	viens
[ ]	vanes
[ ]	vains

May your king ____ for evermore!

[ ]	reyn
[ ]	reign
[ ]	reen
[ ]	raein

The number after seventeen is ____?

[ ]	ayeteen
[ ]	eiteen
[ ]	eighteen
[ ]	eigteen

Santa got on his ____.

[ ]	saleigh
[ ]	slleigh
[ ]	sliegh
[ ]	sleigh

How much do you ____?

[ ]	reigh
[ ]	weigh
[ ]	wiegh
[ ]	weih

Hello, I'm your new ____.

[ ]	neighbour
[ ]	neighbor
[ ]	neghbour
[ ]	nighbour

What ____ are you?

[ ]	hite
[ ]	hieght
[ ]	heigh
[ ]	height

Would you like ____ apples or bananas?

[ ]	eiver
[ ]	either
[ ]	eiva
[ ]	eitha

10.

We call this a ____ train.

[ ]	freighte
[ ]	freigh
[ ]	freiht
[ ]	freight

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

Santa took the ____.

[ ]	rains
[ ]	rayens
[ ]	raynes
[x]	reins

The 'ei' makes an 'aye' sound, so this word is said like this: r+ei+n+s.

All your ____ lead to your heart.

[x]	veins
[ ]	viens
[ ]	vanes
[ ]	vains

Veins carry blood to the heart.

May your king ____ for evermore!

[ ]	reyn
[x]	reign
[ ]	reen
[ ]	raein

These two letters (ei) are often followed by the letter 'g' and sometimes 'gh'.

The number after seventeen is ____?

[ ]	ayeteen
[ ]	eiteen
[x]	eighteen
[ ]	eigteen

If you can spell 'eight' you can spell eighteen, eighty and eightieth!

Santa got on his ____.

[ ]	saleigh
[ ]	slleigh
[ ]	sliegh
[x]	sleigh

A sleigh is what Santa drives and what the reindeers pull!

How much do you ____?

[ ]	reigh
[x]	weigh
[ ]	wiegh
[ ]	weih

You can say you weigh an amount and your weight is.... by just adding the 't'.

Hello, I'm your new ____.

[ ]	neighbour
[x]	neighbor
[ ]	neghbour
[ ]	nighbour

Your neighbor is the person next to you.

What ____ are you?

[ ]	hite
[ ]	hieght
[ ]	heigh
[x]	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.

Would you like ____ apples or bananas?

[ ]	eiver
[x]	either
[ ]	eiva
[ ]	eitha

Although spelled with 'ei' you don't pronounce 'either' like 'aye-th er'; here the 'ei' makes an 'ee' sound.

10.

We call this a ____ train.

[ ]	freighte
[ ]	freigh
[ ]	freiht
[x]	freight

Freight means cargo or things/goods that need transporting.