Some rules of spelling: Rule 1

[Shampa Iftakhar]

Rule 1:  i before e except after c, or when sounded like /ay/ as in neighbour or weigh.

    This simple rhyme helps explain the difference between the spellings of believe (i before e) and receive (except after
   c). In general, when the long /e/ sound (ee) is spelled with the letters i and e, the order is ie: shield, field, fiend.

    Common exceptions are leisure, seizure, and weird.
   
   When the letters i and e are used in words with a long /a/ sound, they are usually spelled ei: sleigh, feint, heinous.

    When the sound is neither long /e/ nor long /a/, the spelling is usually ei: their, seismic, foreign. Some exceptions to   
    this rule are friend, sieve, and mischief.

Source:www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/spelling‎

[A.S. Rafi]

very helpful

[Shampa Iftakhar]

Rafi:

Thank you.

If you know some other rules, please share.

[A.S. Rafi]

Here you go..

Rule No 1. Using I Before E

Use i before e, except after c, or when sounded as "a" as in "neighbor" and "weigh."
EXAMPLES: believe, chief, piece, and thief; deceive, receive, weigh, and freight
COMMON EXCEPTIONS: efficient, weird, height, neither, ancient, caffeine, foreign.

[A.S. Rafi]

2. Dropping the Final E

Drop the final e before a suffix beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) but not before a suffix beginning with a consonant.

EXAMPLES:
ride + ing = riding
guide + ance = guidance
hope + ing = hoping
entire + ly = entirely
like + ness = likeness
arrange + ment = arrangement

COMMON EXCEPTIONS: truly, noticeable

[A.S. Rafi]

Rule No 3. Changing a Final Y to I

Change a final y to i before a suffix, unless the suffix begins with i.

EXAMPLES:
defy + ance = defiance
party + es = parties
pity + ful = pitiful
try + es = tries
try + ing = trying
copy + ing = copying
occupy + ing = occupying
COMMON EXCEPTIONS: journeying, memorize

[A.S. Rafi]

4. Doubling a Final Consonant


Double a final single consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel when both of these conditions exist:

(a) a single vowel precedes the consonant;
(b) the consonant ends an accented syllable or a one-syllable word.

EXAMPLES:

stop + ing = stopping
admit + ed = admitted
occur + ence = occurrence
stoop + ing = stooping
benefit + ed = benefited
delight + ful = delightful

(Source: www.about.com)

[Shampa Iftakhar]

Very very helpful for all.........

[A.S. Rafi]