 | Edwin S. Richards - 1911 - 136 pàgines
...is given as a general rule applying to the digraphs ei and ie. There are many exceptions, however. / before e, except after c, Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh. — DR. BREWER. a long as in ate t mod. long as in idea a- mod. long as in surface i short... | |
 | 1921 - 444 pàgines
...myself misusing prepositions. Oh, for a good rule for the use of in and into like the spelling maxim: "* before e, except after c, or, when sounded as a, as in neighbor and weigh. " Dorothy's students showed by their themes that they found prepositions difficult. In its... | |
 | Stratton Duluth Brooks - 1912 - 360 pàgines
...letters by ie; ceiling, liege, shriek, siege, piece. The following rhyme will be of assistance: — " 7 before e Except after c Or when sounded as a As in neighbor and weigh." EXERCISES 1. Keep a list of words you misspell. Review the list carefully at least once... | |
 | Loring Holmes Dodd - 1915 - 96 pàgines
...nearest c, and i nearest I. And a third, the best known of all perhaps, is the following bit of rime. 7 before e Except after c, Or when sounded as a As in neighbor or weigh. NOTE 3 When puzzled as to whether a word should end -ant, or -ent, -ance, or -ence the student who... | |
 | Catherine Turner Bryce, Frank J. Sherman - 1916 - 104 pàgines
...Alice. That is the keyword. Another easy rule applies to ie in other words. Be sure to remember it. "I before e Except after c Or when sounded as a As in neighbor or weigh." 47 In the following words the e comes before the i in accordance with the rule on page 47, for the... | |
 | Leonidas Warren Payne - 1916 - 152 pàgines
...Another well-known mnemonic device to cover a large number of ei and ie words is the following rime: "I before e Except after c, Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh." Some words which fall under this rule are besiege, bier, chief, field, fiend, fierce, friend,... | |
 | Georgia Alexander - 1919 - 116 pàgines
...dex ter'i ty au to mat'ic move'ments min'i mum re quire'ments max'i mum qual i fi ca'tions MEMORIZE "I before e except after c, Or when sounded as a, as in neighbor and weigh." Apply this rule in the spelling of the following words : veil niece shield mischief conceit... | |
 | James Finch Royster, Stith Thompson - 1919 - 232 pàgines
...fore* 94. For the arrangement of the e and t in a digraph, the following rime will serve as a guide: 1 before e Except after c Or when sounded as a As in neighbor and weigh. As a general rule, i follows I, and e follows c. EXAMPLES Relief, belief, deceive, receive,... | |
 | Dudley Howe Miles - 1920 - 472 pàgines
...dutiful *6. The most troublesome combination is ei or ie. Expect i to come before e, as in the jingle: i before e Except after c, Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh. The words Alice or lice may help you, because the I and c are both followed by the letter... | |
 | John Baker Opdycke - 1920 - 466 pàgines
...sounded like ee, i comes first unless the diphthong is preceded by c. Stated in another way: i comes before e except after c or when sounded as a, as in neighbor and weigh. Still another form of stating the important e rule is this: In words spelled with ie or... | |
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Remember, i before e except after c, or when sounded as "a 
