Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Basic Spelling Rules

Remember this poem to decide if a word should be spelled ie or ei.
Put i before e
Except after c
Or when it sounds like a
As in neighbor or neigh.

Examples for line 1:
mischief
believe
field
Examples for line 2:
receiver
conceited
Examples for line 3:
eight
weigh
freight
Some Exceptions:
friend
neither
leisure
foreign

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