'ie' and 'ei' words

'i' before 'e'        'e' before 'i'          exceptions

grief                   ceiling               seize

thief                    receive             counterfeit

chief                   deceive             forfeit

relief                    perceive           foreign

shield                   deceit

field                     conceited

believe                 receipt

relieve

siege

retrieve

fiend

mischievous

niece

sieve

diesel





Note:
1. In all these words, 'ie' and 'ei' make the sound 'eeh'.
2. 'I' comes before 'e', except when it follows 'c'.

Words with 'ie' and 'ei' where they make different sounds(other than 'eeh').


weird               alien
science            friend
client               

Words with 'ei' where they make the sound 'ai':

height                             either                      
freight                            neither

exceptions(there is a little drag):
society
variety
anxiety


'ei' making the sound 'ay':
eight               unveil
weight
abseil
vein
rein
reign
sleigh


1. Now, it's your turn to think of words that can be added to any of the above lists.