Spell Words Containing 'ei' After c

There are some words that many of us find difficult to spell.  They are really important for our writing though, so we need to practise them.  Sometimes, there are rules we can learn that really help with this.

 

Today we will look at the rule 'i before e except after c'.

It can help us to know when to use ie or ei to spell the 'ee' sound.

 

For most words we use ie:

thief

believe

piece

 

However, if it comes straight after the letter c then we use ei:

receive

ceiling

 

As always, there are some exceptions (protein, seize, caffeine), but the rule generally holds true.

 

In this activity, we are going to look at the following words and practise spelling them:

 

receive

perceive

deceive

ceiling

receipt

conceited

 

You can listen to them here:

 

Spend a few minutes looking at these words before beginning the questions. 

 

You could use Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check to practise them before we begin.