Daffodil International University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science => English => Topic started by: Shampa Iftakhar on August 02, 2013, 11:53:40 AM
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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
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very helpful
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Rafi:
Thank you.
If you know some other rules, please share.
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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Very very helpful for all.........
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