Part II. “e” and “I” with consonants

#	Letter Combinations	Sound(s)	Examples	Important Exceptions
1	-eigh	[ei] [ai]	neighbour [ ] height [ ]	_____
2	-igh	[ai]	high(er)[ ]	--------
3	-i +dl +fl +ld +nd +mb +tl	[ai]	idle [ ] trifle [ ] mild [ ] blind [ ] climb [ klaim] title [ ]	triple [tripl]
4	“i” in foreign words	[i:]	automobile [ ] cuisine [ ] magazine [ ] police [ ]	_____

Part III. Spell by rule! When the sound is [i:], always write “I” before “E” except after “C”

or when sounded as “A” like in “neighbour”, “reign”, “sleigh” or “weigh”.

#	IE	#	C+EI	#	Exceptions
1	achieve	1	ceiling	1	seize
2	believe/belief	2	conceive	2	financier
3	brief	3	deceive
4	chief	4	perceive
5	field	5	receipt
6	grief	6	receive
7	handkerchief
8	niece
9	piece
10	priest
11	relieve/relief
12	shield
13	siege
14	thief
15	yield