Complete English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules by Farlex International

Author:Farlex International [International, Farlex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Educational, Language, Non-Fiction, Writing
ISBN: 1978045824
Google: -4YAtAEACAAJ
Amazon: B0768X42Z1
Publisher: Farlex International
Published: 2017-10-05T23:00:00+00:00

For example:

I before E

Except after C

achieve

(/əˈʧiv/)

believe

(/bɪˈliv/)

chief

(/ʧif/)

field

(/fild/)

grief

(/grif/)

piece

(/pis/)

relieve

(/rɪˈliv/)

shield

(/ʃild/)

ceiling

(/ˈsilɪŋ/)

conceit

(/kənˈsit/)

conceive

(/kənˈsiv/)

deceit

(/dɪˈsit/)

deceive

(/dɪˈsiv/)

perceive

(/pərˈsiv/)

receipt

(/rɪˈsit/)

transceiver

(/trænˈsivər/)

E before I when sounding like A (/eɪ/)

The second half of the rhyme—“Or when sounding like A”—alludes to the fact that E often comes before I without C when EI is pronounced /eɪ/ (the way the letter A is said aloud as a word).

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.