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The most useful way of remembering is to think of how the combination sounds when it is spoken and that it will generally, though not always, sound like the first letter in the combination.
"ie" generally sounds like "i"
Examples:
die (to stop living)
pie (something to eat).
Exception: sieve (a strainer), which is pronounced "sivv"
"ei" generally sounds like "e"
Examples:
seize (to grip fast and hard or to snatch)
weird (strange)
perceive
ceiling
There is an old classroom rhyme: "i before e, except after c".
It's not a hard and fast rule because of words like "seize" and "weird", but it does help to remember the order when forming the plural of a noun that ends in "y" (party -> parties)
What else can I help you with?
Why is receive spelled ei?
The spelling of "receive" with 'ei' follows the rule 'I before E except after C'. However, there are quite a few exceptions to this rule in English, with "receive" being one of them.
What is a homophone for captured containing ei or ei?
"Capture" is a homophone for "captured" containing "ei".
Does ceiling have a long e sound?
Yes. The EI has a long E sound as in the homophone "sealing." The word follows the 'I before E except after C' rule for EI and IE.
How do you spell egg in German?
"Egg" in German is spelled as "Ei".
What does egg mean in German?
Ei. Pronounced EYE
Write a rule that will help you remember that ie becomes ei after a certain letter?
I before E except after C
Why is receive spelled ei?
The spelling of "receive" with 'ei' follows the rule 'I before E except after C'. However, there are quite a few exceptions to this rule in English, with "receive" being one of them.
What is the rule for governing the IE and EI?
'i' before 'e' except after 'c'. However, there are exceptions,
What is the rule for governing the ei and ie?
'i' before 'e' except after 'c'. However, there are exceptions,
How do you correctly spell Recieve?
Just to add, FYI, the general rule for helping remember if a word should be spelled with "ie" or "ei" is: "I" before "E" except after "C". In other words, "receive" is spelled with a "c", so the "c" requires that you use the "ei" spelling after it. A word such as "believe" has an "l", not a "c", so it needs the "ie" spelling.
You are not the one who's so far away when I feel the snakebite enter my vei-ei-ei-eins never did I want to be here again and I don't remember why I came what song is that?
Voodoo by Godsmack
What are the codes of EI 5th sem subjects of rgpv university?
Ei-501,ei 502,ei 503, ei 504 ,ei 505
What is a homophone for captured containing ei or ei?
"Capture" is a homophone for "captured" containing "ei".
What people have to pay EI and CPP?
if you can't collect EI after 65 do you have to pay EI after 65
Does ceiling have a long e sound?
Yes. The EI has a long E sound as in the homophone "sealing." The word follows the 'I before E except after C' rule for EI and IE.
What has the author Ei Ei Swe written?
Ei Ei Swe. has written: 'Comparative morphological and anatomical study on some species of genus alocasia neck'
What is an EI -pickup?
what is EI PICKUP? related to transducer engineering...............
