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ie and ei words Are there any rules which would help us learn, which grapheme to use? These words are spelt with ei. You can tell because the ei sounds a little like capital ‘A’ Eight Reins Weigh Vein Veil freight reign neighbour Now here comes a rule:I before e except after c, if the ei rhymes with bee Receive Receive Ceiling Deceive Conceit Conceited Deceit deceitful But don’t be fooled some words break this rule: Science, glacier and ancient These ei words don’t follow a rule so you just have to learn them either neither their weird protein height foreign sovereign These ie words are st