<Ul> <Li> ie in believe, fierce, collie, die, friend </Li> <Li> ei after c in receive, ceiling, receipt, ceilidh </Li> </Ul> <Li> ie in believe, fierce, collie, die, friend </Li> <Li> ei after c in receive, ceiling, receipt, ceilidh </Li> <P> The rule is very well known; Edward Carney calls it "this supreme, and for many people solitary, spelling rule". However, the short form quoted above has many common exceptions; for example: </P>

Words that don't follow the i before e rule