Investigating the ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’

English

In this unit, pupils learn further noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones.  In 'Etymology and prefixes', pupils learn the grammar and spelling conventions associated with prefixes.

In ‘Verb, adjective and noun suffixes’, pupils learnt the grammar and spelling conventions associated with verb, adjective and noun suffixes. In this unit, pupils learn further noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones.

Noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones

Match the words linked to the rule 'i before e, except after c'.

Select the words that apply the rule 'i before e, except after c'.

Select the correct spelling of the word.  

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence.   The police caught the **theef**.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence.   What is your **bileef**?

Choose the correct 'ee' spelling that goes in these words.

Match the grapheme representing the phoneme 'ee' to where they commonly appear in a word.

Select the words which contain the long vowel **ee** sound.

often at the beginning or the end of a word

Match the grapheme representing the phoneme 'ee' sound to where it commonly appears in a word.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence.  She smiled **happiley** during the performance.  

Choose the spellings that can represent the phoneme 'ee'.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Investigating the ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.