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Thinking about Language
Find these words in the lesson. They all have ie or ei in them.
- f___ld
- ingred ___nts
- h ___ght
- misch ___vous
- fr ___nds
- ___ghty-seven
- rel ___ved
- p ___ce
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Solution
- field
- ingredients
- height
- mischievous
- friends
- eighty-seven
- relieved
- piece
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