What words contain the sound EI?
Study the list of words: ei saying / ay /
| vein | A vein carries blood to the heart. |
|---|---|
| feign | I’ll pretend I’m sick so I can’t go to work. |
| neigh | I heard a horse neigh from the stable. |
| eight | I come to work at eight. |
| weigh | Weigh the ingredients carefully. |
What words contain EI?
Words with ei that do not come after c and do not sound like a
- either/neither.
- feisty.
- foreign.
- forfeit.
- heifer.
- heist.
- leisure.
- seize.
What are the 3 ways to write the EI sound?
Here are some examples of long /e/ words written with ei:
- ceiling.
- receipt.
- receive.
- deceive.
- conceive.
- perceive.
- conceit.
- deceit.
How does EI sound?
Name the long vowel /ā/: ae, ai, ei, ay.
| it’s like a train. | as in prayer. | like a reindeer |
|---|---|---|
| Or we use AI. | Or let’s put one at the end of a word. | We rarely use an egg. See section 21 for more information on these words. |
How do you learn the words ie and ei?
I before E, except after C, is a mnemonic for English spelling. When unsure whether a word is spelled ei or ie, rhyming assumes the correct order is ie, unless the preceding letter is c, in which case it is ei. For example: ex. believe, fiercely, collie, die, man.
What is IE in English?
For some native English speakers, ei is pronounced /ei/. For example, sleds, reins, reins or skeins. But don’t count on that, because how do you pronounce hand dexterity /ai/!
Am I a word in Words With Friends?
No, ei is not in the Scrabble dictionary.
Does EI make an I sound?
Learn words that have both “ei” and “ie” in the middle together, and follow this simple rule: use ei after C and say /ā/, otherwise use ie. 28