VowelsieDifficulty: A2
IE can represent different vowel sounds. “I before E except after C” is not a reliable pronunciation rule.
Examples
piece /piːs/ · field /fiːld/ · pie /paɪ/ · friend /frɛnd/
Other pronunciations and limits
friend is a common high-frequency exception to the spelling expectation.
Example sentence
My friend found a piece of pie.