Learn: ie and ei words: rulebreakers
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ancient
efficient
sufficient
conscience
protein
seize
weird
foreign
sovereign
forfeit
counterfeit
height
either
neither
leisure
science
About this word list ▼
About this word list ▲
This list has some of the words that break the rule
i before e except after c
but only when the sound is e.
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Learn more in Unit 21. The 'I' before 'e' rule – does it work?