-ie- and -ei- words

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Tips: In numbers 1-6 you can use the memory trick saying: “i before e except after a long c.” In numbers 8-9 “i before e when there’s a “sh” sound.” Use the first sound in weird to help. Using memory tricks is a key spelling strategy to help with tricky spellings - check out the video here.

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Choose the correct spelling.

1. Which one is correct?
recieve
receive
recive

2. Which one is correct?
believe
beleive
bilieve

3. Which one is correct?
cheif
chief
chieve

4. Which is correct?
achievment
acheivement
achievement

5. Which is correct?
unbelievable
unbeleivable
unbelieveable

6. Which is correct?
recieving
receiveing
receiving

7. Which is correct?
wierd
weird
weirrd

8. Which is correct?
ancient
anceint
anshient

9. Which is correct?
eficient
efficient
efficeint




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