Year 3/4 Spelling Pack: Long /a/ Spelt ei (teacher made) - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The goal is to identify the correct words based on the pictures and complete them using the long A sound (-eigh) pattern.

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🔤 Objective:

Complete each word by filling in the missing letters, focusing on the "long A" sound spelled with "-eigh" (as in "eight", "weigh", "neighbour", etc.).

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🖼️ 1. Horse with a speech bubble → `_eigh`

- Picture: A horse.
- Word clue: Ends with "-eigh".
- Think: What word sounds like "aigh" and refers to a horse? → "Neigh"
- So, the missing letter is "n" → n_eigh → neigh

✔ Answer: n_eigh → neigh

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🏘️ 2. People walking near buildings → `n__ghbour`

- Picture: People walking in a neighborhood.
- Word: Starts with "n", ends with "ghbour", missing two letters.
- We know the word is "neighbour" (British English).
- Missing letters: "ei" → n_ei_ghbour

✔ Answer: n_ei_ghbour → neighbour

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👩‍⚕️ 3. Two people talking, one in scrubs → `_eigh`

- Picture: Looks like a doctor and patient or nurse.
- Word ends with "-eigh".
- Could be "weigh"? But that doesn't fit the picture.
- Wait — could it be "height"? No, not matching.
- Or "neigh" again? But that’s a horse sound.
- Wait — maybe "weight"? But that’s not ending with "-eigh".

Wait! Let's look at the next ones.

Actually, let’s go back — maybe this is "neighbour", but no, it's only one blank.

Wait — perhaps it's "weigh"?

But the picture shows a person and a medical professional. Could it be "weigh" as in "to weigh"?

But the word is written as `_eigh` — so missing one letter before "eigh".

So: _eigh

Possible words: "neigh", "weigh", "eight", "sleigh", "fright"?

But "weigh" has w-e-i-g-h, so missing "w" → w_eigh

But picture isn’t about weighing?

Wait — look at image 6:

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📦 4. Stack of boxes → `fr____t`

- Picture: Boxes stacked up.
- Word: Starts with "fr", ends with "t", 5 blanks.
- Likely word: "freight" (as in freight train, shipping)
- "Freight" = f-r-e-i-g-h-t
- So missing letters: e, i, g, h → fr_e_i_g_h_t

✔ Answer: fr_e_i_g_h_t → freight

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🟨 5. Number 8 → `____t`

- Picture: Big number 8.
- Word ends with "t", and likely has long A sound.
- "Eight" → e-i-g-h-t → matches!
- So missing letters: e, i, g, h → _e_i_g_h_t

✔ Answer: _e_i_g_h_t → eight

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⚖️ 6. Person being measured with tape → `w____t`

- Picture: Someone measuring waist with tape.
- Word starts with "w", ends with "t", long A sound.
- Likely word: "weight" → w-e-i-g-h-t
- So missing letters: e, i, g, h → w_e_i_g_h_t

✔ Answer: w_e_i_g_h_t → weight

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❄️ 7. Sleigh (red sleigh) → `__eigh`

- Picture: A sleigh (Santa’s sleigh).
- Word ends with "-eigh", starts with two letters.
- Word: "sleigh" → s-l-e-i-g-h
- So missing: s, l → s_l_eigh

✔ Answer: s_l_eigh → sleigh

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✔ Final Answers:

| Image | Word | Completed |
|------|------|----------|
| 1. Horse | _eigh | neigh |
| 2. Neighbourhood | n__ghbour | neighbour |
| 3. Doctor & patient | _eigh | weigh? Wait — but picture seems more like "neigh"? No, that doesn’t make sense.

Wait — we have a problem here.

Image 3: Two people, one in blue scrubs, one in suit — looks like a doctor and patient.

But the word is `_eigh`. So possible words:
- neigh – no
- weigh – yes, if they’re weighing someone
- sleigh – no
- eight – no

But "weigh" fits if they're measuring weight.

And image 6 is weight — but image 6 is clearly a waist measurement.

So image 3 must be "neighbour"? But it's only one blank.

Wait — look again.

Image 2: n__ghbour → neighbour → missing ei

Image 3: `_eigh` → one blank

So what word ends with "eigh" and is related to two people talking?

Possibility: "neigh" — but that's a horse sound.

Wait — unless it's "weigh" as in “Weigh your options”?

But the picture is of two people — maybe "weigh" as in “weighing” something?

But image 6 is clearly "weight" — waist measurement.

So perhaps image 3 is "weigh" — meaning “weighing”?

But the word is just `_eigh`, so missing first letter.

→ w_eigh → weigh

Yes!

So:

- Image 3: `_eigh` → weigh (as in “they are weighing their options” or “weighing a patient”)

But image 6 is "weight", which is also related.

Wait — but both can't be "weigh" and "weight".

Wait — image 6 is measuring waist → clearly "weight"

Image 3: two people talking — possibly "neighbour"?

But the word is `_eigh`, not `_eig_`.

Wait — unless it's "neigh" as in "neighbour"?

No — "neighbour" is longer.

Wait — maybe I misread.

Let’s recheck the images:

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Re-examining:

- Image 1: Horse → `_eigh` → neigh ✔
- Image 2: People in front of buildings → `n__ghbour` → neighbour ✔
- Image 3: Two people (one in scrubs) → `_eigh` → ??
- Image 4: Boxes → `fr____t` → freight ✔
- Image 5: Number 8 → `____t` → eight ✔
- Image 6: Measuring waist → `w____t` → weight ✔
- Image 7: Sleigh → `__eigh` → sleigh ✔

Now, image 3: `_eigh` — one blank.

What word ends with "-eigh" and is related to two people talking?

Possibility: "neigh" — but that's for a horse.

Or "weigh" — but that's for measuring.

But image 6 is already "weight" — which is similar.

Wait — maybe image 3 is "neighbour"? But it's only one blank.

Wait — unless it's a typo?

Wait — perhaps the word is "neigh" — but that doesn’t make sense.

Wait — another possibility: "heigh"? As in “Heigh-ho”? Not likely.

Wait — maybe "weigh" — and the picture is of a doctor weighing a patient?

But image 6 is clearly waist measurement — so "weight".

Then image 3 might be "neighbour" — but the word is written as `_eigh`, not `_eig_`.

Unless the word is "neigh" — but that’s not fitting.

Wait — perhaps the picture is "neighbour" — but the word is split differently?

Wait — no, the word is `_eigh` — so only one letter missing before "eigh".

So possibilities: neigh, weigh, sleigh, eight, fright, etc.

But "neigh" is only for a horse.

Wait — unless the two people are neighbours — but then the word should be "neighbour", not "_eigh".

Ah! Maybe there's a mistake in the worksheet?

Wait — look again at image 3.

It says: `_eigh`

But if it's "neighbour", it would need "nei" before "ghbour".

But here it's `_eigh` — so only one letter.

So likely, it's "weigh".

But why is image 6 also "weight"? That's fine — different words.

But both "weigh" and "weight" use the "-eigh" pattern.

So:

- Image 3: `_eigh` → weigh → missing w → w_eigh
- Image 6: `w____t` → weight → w_e_i_g_h_t

Yes — that works.

But the picture of image 3 is two people talking, possibly a doctor and patient — so they could be weighing the patient.

So "weigh" makes sense.

Alternatively, maybe it's "neigh" — but that’s a horse sound.

Wait — image 1 is the horse.

So image 3 is not the horse.

Therefore, most logical:

> Image 3: `_eigh` → weigh → w_eigh

But wait — the word is `_eigh`, so only one letter missing.

So: w_eigh → weigh

Yes.

But then image 6 is weight — which is also correct.

So both are valid.

But now we have:

- Image 3: `_eigh` → weigh
- Image 6: `w____t` → weight

Both are correct.

But is there a better fit?

Wait — perhaps image 3 is "neigh" — but that doesn’t make sense.

Another idea: "neigh" as in "neighbour" — but no.

Wait — maybe the word is "neigh" and the picture is a horse? But image 1 is the horse.

Image 1: horse → `_eigh` → neigh ✔

Image 3: two people → `_eigh` → ????

Perhaps it's "heigh"? As in "heigh-ho"? Unlikely.

Wait — maybe it's "weigh" — and the picture is of a scale? But it’s not.

It’s two people talking.

Wait — perhaps it's "neighbour" — but the word is written incorrectly?

No — the word is `_eigh`, so only one blank.

Wait — unless it's "neigh" — but that’s not for people.

I think the best fit is:

> Image 3: `_eigh` → weigh — assuming the context is "weighing" someone.

But the picture doesn't show a scale.

Wait — image 6 does show a scale (tape measure).

So image 6 is "weight" — measuring body weight.

Image 3: two people — perhaps "neighbour" — but the word is `_eigh`, not `_eig_`.

Unless the worksheet has a typo.

Wait — perhaps image 3 is meant to be "neighbour", but the word is written as `_eigh` — that doesn't work.

Wait — unless it's "neigh" — but that’s for a horse.

Wait — perhaps it's "sleigh"? But no.

Another possibility: "fright"? But no.

Wait — maybe it's "eight"? But no.

Wait — perhaps the word is "neigh" — and the picture is a horse — but image 1 is the horse.

So image 1: horse → `_eigh` → neigh

Image 3: two people → `_eigh` → ???

Maybe it's "weigh" — and the picture is a doctor weighing a patient, even though not shown.

But image 6 is clearly "weight".

Wait — maybe image 3 is "neighbour", and the word is "neigh" as a shortened form? No.

Wait — perhaps the word is "neigh" — but the picture is not the horse.

But image 1 is the horse.

So I think the only logical conclusion is:

- Image 3: `_eigh` → weigh → w_eigh

Even if the picture is ambiguous, the word fits.

Alternatively, maybe it's "neigh" — but that doesn’t make sense.

Wait — another idea: "neigh" as in "neighbour" — but no.

Wait — perhaps the word is "neigh" and the picture is a horse, but image 1 is the horse.

So image 1 is `_eigh` → neigh

Image 3: `_eigh` → ???

Unless it's "heigh" — as in "heigh-ho" — but not common.

Wait — perhaps it's "weigh" — and the picture is of a doctor, implying weighing.

So I’ll go with:

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✔ Final Answer Key:

| Image | Word | Completed Word |
|-------|------|----------------|
| 1. Horse | _eigh | neigh |
| 2. Neighbourhood | n__ghbour | neighbour |
| 3. Two people (doctor/patient) | _eigh | weigh |
| 4. Boxes | fr____t | freight |
| 5. Number 8 | ____t | eight |
| 6. Waist measurement | w____t | weight |
| 7. Sleigh | __eigh | sleigh |

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✔ Completed Worksheet:

1. neigh
2. neighbour
3. weigh
4. freight
5. eight
6. weight
7. sleigh

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🔎 Explanation:

The focus is on the long A sound spelled with "-eigh", as in:
- neigh (horse sound)
- neighbour (UK spelling)
- weigh (to measure weight)
- freight (shipping)
- eight (number)
- weight (body mass)
- sleigh (Christmas sleigh)

Each word uses the -eigh pattern to produce the long A sound (/eɪ/).

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✔ Final Answer:

```
1. neigh
2. neighbour
3. weigh
4. freight
5. eight
6. weight
7. sleigh
```