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Flashcards by Sarah Holmes, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Holmes
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| THE RULE: 'i' before 'e', except after 'c' | HOW IT WORKS: When using this rule you place the 'i' in the word before the 'e' unless there is a 'c' in front of the 'e' e.g: believe has the 'i' before the 'e' but receive has the 'i' after the 'e' because there is a 'c' sitting in front of the 'e' |
| EXCEPTION: Not when the 'c' sounds as 'sh' | HOW IT WORKS: If we are using the 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' rule we would not follow this rule when the 'c' in the word sounds as 'sh' when spoken aloud. e.g 'ancient' has the i before the 'e' because, when spoken aloud, the 'c' in front of the 'e' makes a soft 'sh' sound rather than a hard 'c' |
| EXCEPTION not when the 'e' sounds as 'a' | HOW IT WORKS: When using the 'i' before 'e' rule you do not follow the rule if the 'e' in the word sounds as an 'a' when spoken aloud e.g weight has the 'i' after the 'e' because the 'e' makes an 'a' sound when the word is said aloud |
| THE RULE: adding 'ing' means doubling | HOW IT WORKS: When you add the suffix 'ing' to any single syllable word that has a vowel, followed by a consonant as the last two letters you need to double the final consonant e.g. sit - sitting |
| THE RULE: all in front and full behind, drop the 'l' and never mind! | HOW IT WORKS: When adding the prefix 'all' or the suffix 'full' to words you need to drop the second 'l' in each. e.g. always harmful |
| THE RULE: Change 'y' to 'i' | HOW IT WORKS: When adding suffixes to words that end with a consonant followed by a 'y' you need to change the 'y' to an 'i' e.g. silly - silliness |
| THE RULE: Drop the silent 'e' | HOW IT WORKS: When adding vowel suffixes to words that end with an 'e' that you can't hear when you say the word you need to drop the 'e' e.g. excite - excitable joke - joker |
| EXCEPTION: keep the silent 'e' if the word ends 'ce' or 'ge' and you are adding 'able' or 'ous' | HOW IT WORKS: If you are adding the vowel suffix 'able' or 'ous' to a word ending 'ce' or 'ge' and you want a soft sound when the word is spoken aloud, you should keep the silent 'e' e.g. manage - manageable outrage - outrageous |
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