Can you fill in the blanks correctly with 'ie' and 'ei'?

CONCEIVE

ACHIEVE

BELIEVE

RELIEVE

RECEIVE

DECEIVE

NIECE

CEILING

CONCEIT

YIELD

There is a rule for all those: I before E (that is, IE) except after C (where it would be EI) or in special words like neighbor and weigh. That's the rule. Let's see if it works by applying the rule to those words:

conceive. Yes, because EI comes in front of a C.

achieve. Yes, it is IE for there is no C.

believe Yes, it is IE for there is no C.

relieve Yes, it is IE for there is no C.

receive. Here there is a C, so use EI.

deceive. Yes, there is a C, so use EI.

niece. Yes, it is IE for there is no C.

ceiling. Yes, it is EI for there is a C.

conceit. Yes, it is EI for there is a C.

yield. Yes, IE for there is no C.

Hey, the rule works perfectly!

Do you know the rule "i before e except after c"? That might help in future.In the meantime,

conceive, achieve, believe,relieve,receive, deceive,niece,ceiling, conceit, yield

Hope this helps

conc--ve ei

ach--ve ie

bel--ve ie

rel--ve ie

rec--ve ei

dec--ve ei

n--ce ie

c--ling ei

conc--t ei

y--ld ie

EDIT. SORRY I had niece wrong at first.

And, of course, mister 'duh' has it wrong. Neighbor? Weigh?

Forgot the rule? I before E except after "C" and also except when pronounced "ay" as in "neighbor" and "weigh." And even THAT has a couple of exceptions! (Like species, science, sufficient (where ie follows c) or seize and weird.) Duh!

conceive, achieve, believe, relieve, receive, deceive, niece, ceiling, conceit, yield

Its always I before E EXCEPT after C.....duh.

conceive

achieve

believe

relieve

receive

deceive

niece

ceiling

conceit

yield