Practice Exercise - Rule 1

Fill in ei or ie

    1. When you hang up the telephone, you put the rec____ver down.

      ei
      ie
    2. She has an overly high opinion of herself. In fact, she is considered conc____ted.

      ei
      ie
    3. We invested money in a mutual fund that gave us an extremely high   y____ld.

      ei
      ie
    4. The radio station was bes____ged by telephone calls when it offered free tickets to the concert.

      ei
      ie
    5. The night before Halloween is traditionally a time for misch____f.

      ei
      ie
    6. The f____ld of technology is dramatically altering our world.

      ei
      ie
    7. The anc____nt ruins were amazingly well preserved.

      ei
      ie
    8. The gourmet cook used a s_____ve to drain the pasta.

      ei
      ie
    9. In many cultures, brides wear a v_____l.

      ei
      ie
    10. He had two nephews, but only one n_____ce.

      ei
      ie

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