<P> Other exceptions: </P> <Dl> <Dt> / iː / FLEECE </Dt> <Dd> either *, heinous *, inveigle *, keister, leisure *, monteith, neither *, obeisance *, seize, seizin, sheikh *, teiid </Dd> <Dt> / ɪər / NEAR </Dt> <Dd> madeira, weir, weird . (This sound may also be spelled ier, as in pierce .) </Dd> </Dl> <Dt> / iː / FLEECE </Dt> <Dd> either *, heinous *, inveigle *, keister, leisure *, monteith, neither *, obeisance *, seize, seizin, sheikh *, teiid </Dd>

What are the exceptions to the rule of i before e except after c