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Lots of people get 'ie' and 'ei' the wrong way round, so play this quiz carefully.

The Sound ie (chief)

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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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1 .

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

piess

piecs

piese

piece

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

2 .

Spell the missing word: Look up at the ____.

sealing

seiling

sieling

ceiling

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

3 .

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

sheild

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.

4 .

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

chief

tchief

chieth

tchieth

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

5 .

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

feld

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!

6 .

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

Priests

Preists

Pwiests

Preasts

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

7 .

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

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.

8 .

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