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Spell the confusing word

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Follow spellings of words with “ie” and “ei”.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

rule
Here, a guide that is usually true.
confusing
Difficult to understand.
exception
Something that does not follow a rule.

Answer key

  1. receiveAfter C, E comes before I.
  2. believeI comes before E.
  3. weirdE comes before I, which breaks the usual rule.
  4. scienceI comes before E, even after C.
  5. foreignE comes before I, and the G is silent.