Ie or Ei? Spelling Practice

Have students say each word aloud before choosing ie or ei. Keep a class list of exceptions to learn by heart.

Write ie or ei in 16 words like achieve and sleigh, then fix 4 misspelled words in sentences. The directions on the page read: In Part A, write ie or ei on the line to spell each word. In Part B, find the 4 misspelled words, one in each sentence, and fix them. Remember: i before e (friend), except after c (ceiling), where you write ei. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade spelling, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with ie and ei words. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Write i before e, as in friend and achieve, except after c, where you write ei, as in receipt.

The sheets list weird, neighbor, science, weigh and seize. The sorting sheet also has exceptions like height, foreign, protein and leisure.

I Before E Rule and Exceptions sorts 16 words. Ie or Ei Spelling Practice has 16 words to finish and 4 sentences to fix.