...perplexed.) Break it down. BUCCI. Financier: Fin: fin, anc: anc, eir: ier. OGLETHORPE. Angelo, you forgot. I before E except after C or when sounded as A as in neighbor or weigh. . . . Except for six exceptions. (Bucci sits.) Neither weird financier seized either leisure....

...outnumber the elements left unaccounted for. For example, in English we have the orthographic rule "i before e except after c or when sounded as a as in neighbor and weigh." It is easier to recall this verse and the rare exceptions, such as weird, than to memorize the spelling...

...too and lead and led are covered under the Word Choice Skills section of this review. • Remember, i before e except after c, or when sounded as "a" as in neighbor and weigh. • There are only three words in the English language that end in -ceed: proceed, succeed, exceed...

...performers) waive (give up, forego) wave (move up and down, etc.) 3.06 Words with ei and ie The jingle "/' before e except after c or when sounded as a as in neighbour and weigh" covers the rule. Exceptions either heifer neither foreign height seize forfeit...

...that says: (put up an overhead transparency of Word Attack Log and write the strategy) Strategy: i before e, except after c, or when sounded as a as in neighbor or weigh "Umm, kind of sounds like a song. I actually like to say it! Now I need to think of some words...

...concept of punctuation or sentence structure. SAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK ELLIS: HIGH LEVEL Cluster: I before E except after C or when sounded as A as in neighbor or sleigh. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Cinderella. She received a lot of grief from her...

...too and lead and led are covered under the Word Choice Skills section of this review. • Remember, / before e except after c, or when sounded as "a" as in neighbor and weigh. • There are only three words in the English language that end in -ceed: proceed, succeed, exceed...

...for her — mnemonic devices (pronounced ne • mo • nick — the m is silent). For example: A. / before E, except after C or when sounded as A as in neighbor or weigh. (That one may already have saved you from making some spelling blunders.) B. Spring forward,...

...attention to something as mundane as spelling?) Here's the rule (and it even has a bouncy rhyme to it): /' before e except after c or when sounded as a as in neighbor and weigh Here are some words that fit the rule. And here are some words that don't: * either * neither * foreign...

...base word: disappear, disapprove, unattractive, insincere, mismatched. 2. The I Before E Rule: It's I before e except after c, or when sounded as a, as in neighbor or sleigh. Hence, fiery, believe, relieve, friend; and receive, conceive, perceive, foreign, reign,...