WORDS WITH ‘EI’

CEILING – the upper surface of a room

CONCEIT – pride and vanity in oneself

CONCEIVE – to become pregnant; to think of or come up with an idea

DECEIVE – to cause someone to believe something that is not true

DECEIT – an untruthful action or statement

EIGHT – number between seven and nine

EITHER – one or the other of two things or people

FOREIGN – of or from another place or country

FORFEIT – to lose something as punishment for doing something wrong

FREIGHT – cargo transported by plane, ship, train, or truck

HEIFER – a young female cow that has not yet given birth to a calf

HEIGHT –  a measurement from top to bottom

HEIR – a person that will inherit the property of someone when that person dies

LEISURE  – free time

NEIGH – the sound that horses make

NEIGHBOUR – the person living near or next door to you

NEITHER – not the one and not the other of two things or people; none

PERCEIVE – to come to understand or realize something; to become aware of

RECEIPT – acquiring something; a written statement showing something has been paid for

RECEIVE – to acquire something

REIGN – to rule as king or queen

REIN – a long, narrow strap used to control a horse that is being ridden or driven 

SEIZE – to use force to take something

SEIZURE – the capture of someone or something by using force

SHEIK – the leader of an Arab family or village

SLEIGH – a type of passenger sled drawn by horses or reindeer

THEIR – of or belonging to the subjects previously mentioned

VEIL – a fine piece of cloth that a woman wears to cover her  face

VEIN – a type of blood vessel that carries blood from the organs back to the heart

WEIGH – to find out how heavy something is

WEIGHT – the mass of something

WEIR – a dam built across a river

WEIRD – strange