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E Listening and Speaking

Sound and Spelling

E1. Silent -gh

Say the following words a er your teacher. Then underline the silent
le ers -gh in each word.

height eight light tight fright

knight tonight might weight straight

E2. -ei- or -ie-

Read the following words.

1. lie fierce

2. receive their

Write -ei- or -ie- in the blanks.

1. The ch f and his ght men were riding across a f ld.
They stopped because th r horses were tired.

2. Many r ndeers pull the sl gh of Santa Claus.

3. The foolish crow had a p ce of cheese in his beak.

4. The c ling of th r kitchen is black.

5. The house is qu t. Everyone is sleeping.

Teacher’s Box

1. In most words i comes before e if the long vowel sound ee does not follow c, e.g. chief.
2. If c is before the long vowel sound ee, then the spelling is ei, e.g. ceiling.
3. If the vowel sound is not the long vowel sound ee, then the spelling is ei, e.g. eight.
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