| Words with ie and ei:
When the sound is e write ie except after c |
Words:
relieve, priest, relief, chieftain, grievous, field, belief,
yield, thief, shriek, reprieve, besiege, piece, pierce, cashier,
reprieve, brief, sieve
Words after c:
conceit, ceiling, deceive, perceive, receipt, deceit,
conceive, |
| When the sound is other than e, usually write ei |
Words:
eight, rein, veil, heir, weight, their, sleigh, vein, neigh,
skein, neighbor, reign, freight, heifer, weir, weigh |
| Exceptions
There are always exceptions. |
Words:
friend, mischief, seize, sheik, weird, either, neither,
financier, leisure, seize, species, |
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