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"I before E, except after C" is a mnemonic device devised to help students remember how to spell certain words in the english language. It means that, in words where i and e fall together, the order is ie, except directly following c, when it is ei. Examples:
- ie in words like siege, friend, thief
- ei in words like ceiling, receive, deceive, conceit
However, the rule, in its short form as above, has many common exceptions, such as species, science, sufficient, ancient, society (where iefollows c) or seize, weird, atheist, weight, protein, sovereignty, foreign, vein, feisty, kaleidoscope, being, and neighbor "their" (where ei is not preceded by c).
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I always remember because of the song...
"I" before "E" except after "C" unless it says "A" like neighbor and weigh.
however "weird" does not follow that rule! SO I ADDED TO THE SONG XD
MY song is "I" before "E" except after "C", unless it says "A" like neighbor and weigh, although weird is not i guess it forgot, remember this rhyme your entire lifetime.
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∙ 14y agoThe rhyme goes: "'I' before 'e' except after 'c', or if sounded like 'ay' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh'."
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What is the rule you after e except after c?
it's I before E except after C .
Why e before you except after c?
The rule "i before e except after c" is a spelling rule in English that helps with the proper order of these letters in words. However, there are many exceptions to this rule, such as in words like "weird" and "being."
What comes after I before E except after c?
The rule is "I before E except after C, or when sounded like A as in neighbor and weigh."
What is the i before e except after c rule?
The rule "i before e except after c" is a basic spelling guideline in English that states that words tend to follow the pattern of having "ie" when the letter 'i' comes before 'e', except after the letter 'c' where the pattern changes to 'ce'. However, there are many exceptions to this rule in English where 'ei' is used even after 'c', such as in the words "weird" and "seize".
What is the rule for the e and i in spelling?
i before e except after c.
Does an i follow an e except after c all the time when we spell a word?
No! The rule is i BEFORE e except after c and it is true in nearly every case
What is the full you I before E rule?
I before E except after C
Is there a sentence for you before e except after c?
Yes, the rule is "i before e, except after c, or when sounded like 'a' as in neighbor and weigh." However, there are numerous exceptions to this rule in the English language.
What does this riddle mean iecexcept?
it means i before e except after c like what you learn as a trick in spelling in like first grade
How do you spell recieve?
The correct spelling is received (got, obtained). Follows the rule I before E except after C.
How do you spell retreive?
retrieve I before E except after C
What is the rhyme that starts i before e except after c?
The rhyme “i before e except after c, or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh” is a saying, or mnemonic device, that could help you correctly spell which one of the following words? A weird, same vowel sound
