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503.1 i before e

Write i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh.

belief, relieved, grieve, achieve

chief, perceive, conceit, receive

receipt, eight, freight, weight, reign

Exceptions to the rule: counterfeit, either, financier, foreign, height, heir, leisure, neither, seize, sheik, species, their, weird

503.2 Silent e

If a word ends with a silent e, drop the e before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.

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