CM1 Bilingual
Ms.Hamzaoui
Prepared dictation N° 7
To be ready for this dictation, you must train at home in order to know how to spell all
the words (ask someone to read it to you) and learn the grammar / spelling points
related to it.
Magic
The corridor was filled with a green light coming from the living room. He stepped in
and saw Mrs. Switch the wicked witch, tied up and floating into the air. He couldn’t
believe it! His friend Darf the Dwarf was standing next to the fire place, talking in
some foreign language that only him could understand and pointing his wand at Mrs.
Switch, who within seconds reached the ceiling.
Is it “ie” or “ei”?
The letters “i” and “e” are often found together. The problem is knowing
wether the spelling is “ie” or “ei”.
The rule “i before e, except after c” is very useful but you need to know
that it only works when the “ie” or “ei” makes a long “ee” sound.
Example:
thief shield  “i” before “e”, sound: “ee”
deceive  “e” before “i” because it comes after “c”
If the letters make a long “ay” sound, the spelling is usually “ei”.
Example: neighbour, vein
1. Use the rules above to underline the correct spelling of these
words:
field / feild
beleive / believe
ceiling / cieling
cheif / chief
weigh / wiegh
recieve / receive
deceive / deceive
piece / peice
wiegh / weigh
neice / niece
eight / ieght
relieved / releived
CM1 Bilingual
2. Write the following words with the correct spelling
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Ms.Hamzaoui