IE or EI ?

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IE or EI ?

• How to know

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The rule is

• I before E
• Except after C
• Or when sounding like A
• As in neighbor and weigh

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Examples of I before E

• believe
• thief
• niece
• field
• yield

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Except after C

• Receive
• Receipt
• Conceive
• Deceive

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Or when sounding like Aas in neighbor and
weigh

• Neighbor
• Weigh
• Reindeer
• Eight
• Reign
• Their

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Quiz Time

• Sounds like EE

• Believe or believe?

• Believe

• Thief or theif?

• Thief

• Niece or neice?

• Niece

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Quiz Time

• Except after C

• Recieve or receive?

• Receive

• Decieve or deceive?

• Deceive

• Reciept or receipt?

• Receipt

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Quiz Time

• Sounds like A

• Neighbor or nieghbor?

• Neighbor

• Weigh or wiegh?

• Weigh

• Eight or ieght?

• Eight

• Neigh or niegh?

• Neigh

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Final Exam

• Santa has __ght r__ndeer.
• Santa has eight reindeer.
• Rudolph rec__ved an award for valor.
• Rudolph received an award for valor.
• Will the th__f dec__ve the police?
• Will the thief deceive the police?