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Exceptions to "I before E except after C"

All of these words are exceptions to this supposed "rule" for English spelling.
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Last updated: November 18, 2017
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Homophone of "there"
their
Take hold of forcibly (rhymes with "breeze")
seize
Synonym: strange (rhymes with "beard")
weird
Synonym: successor (homophone of "air")
heir
Elevation about ground (rhymes with "bite")
height
To steal, rob or hold up (e.g. a bank ____, or a ____ film)
heist
Lively, determined and courageous (rhymes with "ice tea")
feisty
Homophone of "vain"
vein
A piece of fine material worn by women to conceal the face (rhymes with "mail")
veil
Homophone of "way"
weigh
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Close observation and monitoring, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
surveillance
Rudolph the red-nosed _______
reindeer
Homophone of "slay"
sleigh
One more than seven
eight
A person living next door
neighbour
A person who disbelieves in God
atheist
Synonym: community (rhymes with "variety")
society
Bill Nye the _____ Guy
science
Use of free time for enjoyment (rhymes with "pleasure")
leisure
A language you cannot speak is a _____ language (begins with F)
foreign
2 Comments
WolfCam
+1
Level 66
Nov 18, 2017
There actually are more exceptions than words that follow the rule.
Dimby
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Level 77
Jan 15, 2023
Society is I before E… but after C. Pretty sneaky! I learned the rhyme with “or when it says A, like neighbour and weigh”
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