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4-15 Spelling Tip Words with ei. Words with ei in them usually spell the // sound. Words with ei that spell the  // sound are neighbor, vein, and eight. Words with ei that do not spell the // sound are weird and height.   Words Definitions 1. neighbor someone who lives nearby. 2. vein a blood vessel. 3. eighth next after the seventh; 8th.  One of 8 equal parts. 4. weird strange. 5. height the distance from the bottom to the top of something standing upright:  Do you know the height of that boy? 6. eighteenth 1. next after the seventeenth; 18th.  2.  one of 18 equal parts. 7. neither not either:  Neither you nor I should be late for school.   Neither sentence is true. 8. receive get or be given something:  How many presents did you receive? 9. unveil to remove a veil or covering from; to make public:  They unveiled the plans for the new building. 10. weigh find out how heavy a thing is:  I often weigh myself.  How much do you weigh?