Put to use the old saying, "When two vowels go a walking, the first one does the talking." Scholars focus on the /ee/ and /ie/ sounds and spelling patterns that create them. First, they label four pictures with the ea...

Use this basic exercise to accompany spelling instruction about "i before e." Learners read 12 example sentences and select the correct spelling (from two choices of the same word with ei or ie). From the Purdue Online Writing Lab, the...

Review the rule "i before e except after c, or when it sounds like 'ay' as in neighbor and weigh" with your class and then set your learners to practice with this basic exercise. They fill in blank spaces with either ie or ei in 25...

Learners read about Liza's first spelling bee before answering six reading comprehension questions. Skills include identifying similarities, making inferences, drawing conclusions, and answer questions based on explicit information in...

In this spelling worksheet, students study a list of 20 words that all have the "ie" or "ei" vowel pattern. Students write each word one time.

After reading the story At The Crayon Factory learners complete 4 different language arts activities. They write spelling and high frequency words, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer short answer questions, and write...

What do a pie and a tie have in common? The ie digraph, of course! Invite your learners to practice these two rhyming words with these cards. Once cut out and glued together, kids can practice spelling these words and matching up the...

Changing the -y to an -ies in a plural noun isn't as straightforward as it sounds! Check out a worksheet that features 20 singular nouns that need to be changed to plural nouns—and instructions about the grammar rule needed to do so.

Scholars show what they know about vowel digraphs with a quick coconut-themed learning game. Players fill in the blanks of falling coconuts to make words with a double vowel spelling pattern. 

In this easily confused words:  e.g. and i.e. worksheet, students read definitions and examples of both words, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.

In this high frequency words worksheet, students read and write the thirteen spelling and high frequency words onto the provided lines. Students fill in the correct words to complete each of the five given sentences.

For this spelling worksheet, students review and practice the basic rules of proper spellings. Students fill in twenty-five blanks with the correct spelling requested on each line.

In this 8th grade home connection spelling practice worksheet, 8th graders examine 20 spelling words that feature "ei" and "ie." Students write the words 1 time each.

In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are spelled with the letters "ie" or "ei" and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 20 words with "ea," "ee," or "ie." Parents are given suggestions for helping students study and learn the words.

In this literacy activity, students practice reading words with different phonics blends. Each word has a picture to help with vocabulary acquisition.

In this Language Arts worksheet, students write 7 words for each different vowel sound. For example, under "ai" students could write, "pain" and "rain."

Rules and examples for correctly spelling words with ie or ei.

The page focuses on the rules and examples for spelling words with "ei" and "ie" including the "I Before E Except After C" rule and the "I before E, Except after C, unless it sounds like A, as in neighbor or weigh" rule. L.9-10.2c Spelling