2007-02-09 02:24:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
The rule is:
i before e except after c - but only when the sound is ee.
Of course this only works in English, and not American English (because Americans pronounce words like leisure with an ee sound).
Hope it helps. I taught this to my son, who is rubbish at spelling, and it is now the one he always gets right (still bad at the rest!)
2007-02-09 07:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by Queen of the Night 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I before E except after C.
2007-02-09 10:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by Merovingian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I before E, except after C.
2007-02-09 10:27:29 · answer #3 · answered by Gar 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"I" before "E" except after "C"
Exceptions:
1. Unless it sounds like an "A" as in neighbor or weigh
2. Unless it sounds like "seizure" or "leisure"
3. Other words that don't follow the rule - weird, height, foreign, counterfeit, conceit
2007-02-09 14:45:59 · answer #4 · answered by Chase 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i before e except after c unless it sounds like an A as in neighbor or weigh, the exception is weird.
2007-02-09 10:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiya. I always remember the saying from being a child.
I before E except after C.
Hope that helps
2007-02-09 10:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I before E except after C and my oh my,
Sometimes Y.
2007-02-09 10:34:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "i" before "e" except after "c". This means the letter "i" will always come before the "e" except if the two letters come after a "c". example: believe, receive.
2007-02-09 23:09:23 · answer #8 · answered by elshabillion 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the main rule is i before e except after c, tho this isnt always the case
2007-02-09 10:30:17 · answer #9 · answered by Emmylou82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i before e except after c.
2007-02-09 10:27:58 · answer #10 · answered by cwoodsp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋