Applying the new 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey' | English

Starter quiz

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
- valley
  
  ⇔
  
  4 ✓
- belief
  
  ⇔
  
  5 ✓
- she
  
  ⇔
  
  2 ✓
Choose the spellings that can make the long ee sounds.
- ie ✓
- a
- e ✓
- ae
- e-e ✓
Choose words that rhyme with the word we.
- she ✓
- they
- he ✓
- be ✓
- evil
Choose the rare spellings of the ee sound.
- e ✓
- ie ✓
- ey ✓
- y ✓
- ee
Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence "The __________ swung through the trees".
- monkey ✓
- monke
- monky
Choose the ee spellings that match the words.
- Egypt
  
  ⇔
  
  e ✓
- baby
  
  ⇔
  
  y ✓
- belief
  
  ⇔
  
  ie ✓
- key
  
  ⇔
  
  ey ✓

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence "A new child joined my __________ today".
- class ✓
- clarss
- clas
- glass
Match the rare graphemes that make the 'ee' sound to where they generally appear in a word.
- e
  
  ⇔
  
  most often at the beginning or the end ✓
- ie
  
  ⇔
  
  most often in the middle ✓
- y
  
  ⇔
  
  most often at the end ✓
- ey
  
  ⇔
  
  most often at the end ✓
Choose the words that rhyme with thief.
- grief ✓
- yield
- piece
- windy
- chief ✓
Select another word that is part of the same word family as belief.
- thieve
- field
- believe ✓
- valley
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Will you bee in school tomorrow?
- 'be' ✓
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. My older brother is twentey years old.
- 'twenty' ✓

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'e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in short high frequency words.
'y' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found at the end of a word.
'ey' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found at the end of a word.
'ie' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word.
How to spell the common exception words: class, grass and pass.

The 'ee' sound can also be spelt 'ei' as opposed to 'ie' e.g. receive. This is far less common.

Children will learn the 'i before e except after c' rule later, but there are other exceptions. e.g. caffeine, protein, either.

High frequency words - Words that appear in texts and writing frequently, often with a non-phonetic spelling
Adjective - An adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun, such as "happy," "big," or "blue."
Adverb - An adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs.
Noun - Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as "cat," "school," or "love."