Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.


bel _______ve rec ________ve w _______rd l _______sure s______ ze


w ______ght r ________gn f ______ gn gr _______f p ______rce


believe


receive


weird


leisure


seize


weight


reign


feign


grief


pierce


(There is a popular rule of spelling: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)


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