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Exercise : EI/IE Spelling Rules Exercise 3

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Write in either ie or ei to complete the words below.

1. ach____ve

2. bel___f

3. br___f

4. c___ling

5. conc___t

6. dec___ve

7. for___gn

8. financ___r

9. misch___vous

10. n___ghbor

11. n___ther

12. p___ce

13. perc___ve

14. rec___pt

15. rel___ve

16. rev___w

17. sh___ld

18. shr___k

19. v___l

20. y___ld

21. cash___r

22. ch___f

23. f___ld

24. fr___ght

25. h___nous

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