I Before E except after C
‘I’ before‘e’ except after ‘c’ is a common misconception
You have to remember that there are plenty of exceptions:
1. The rule of ‘i’ before ‘e’ in the digraph ‘ie’ works when it makes an ‘ee’sound, such as ‘piece’ and ‘shield.’
2. The rule of ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ such as in the words ‘receive’ and ‘ceiling’ (but there are still exceptions)
3. The rule of ‘e’ before i’ in the digraph ‘ei’ works when it makes a long ‘a’ sound, such as ‘reign’ and ‘vein.’
4. Other words such as ‘weird’ and‘height’ have no specific rules but just need learning!
You have to remember that there are plenty of exceptions:
1. The rule of ‘i’ before ‘e’ in the digraph ‘ie’ works when it makes an ‘ee’sound, such as ‘piece’ and ‘shield.’
2. The rule of ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ such as in the words ‘receive’ and ‘ceiling’ (but there are still exceptions)
3. The rule of ‘e’ before i’ in the digraph ‘ei’ works when it makes a long ‘a’ sound, such as ‘reign’ and ‘vein.’
4. Other words such as ‘weird’ and‘height’ have no specific rules but just need learning!
|
1. thief
2. grief 3. piece 4. view 5. science 6. receive 7. ceiling 8. reign 9. weight 10. their 11. shield 12. shriek 13. patient 14. friend 15. science |
16. receipt
17. deceit 18. foreign 19. freight 20. neither 21. handkerchief 22. glacier 23. medieval 24. obedient 25. sufficient 26. conceited 27. perceived 28. neighbour 29. sovereign 30. protein |
