Spelling: EI/IE rules, Exercise #1

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Write in either ie or ei to complete the words in these sentences.

1. There are ___ght candles on the cake.

2. I have not rec___ved a letter since Saturday.

3. Have you ever been on a sl____gh ride?

4. Her n____ce is going to come to gr___f.

5. She shr___ked in surprise when he dropped the ice cube down her back.

6. Drop that silver, you th___f!

7. He's the most conc___ted man I know.

8. I don't bel___ve he is so conc___ted.

9. As he was dying, the ch___f asked for a pr___st.

10. Leave the mouse a p____ce of cheese.

11. Brevity is the soul of wit; therefore, be br___f.

12. The fr___ght train woke the n___ghbors.

 

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