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Exercise : EI/IE Spelling Rules Exercise 3
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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