Part II. “e” and “I” with consonants
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Letter Combinations |
Sound(s) |
Examples |
Important Exceptions |
1 |
-eigh |
[ei] [ai] |
neighbour [ ] height [ ] |
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2 |
-igh |
[ai] |
high(er)[ ] |
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3 |
-i +dl +fl +ld +nd +mb +tl |
[ai] |
idle [ ] trifle [ ] mild [ ] blind [ ] climb [ klaim] title [ ] |
triple [tripl] |
4 |
“i” in foreign words |
[i:] |
automobile [ ] cuisine [ ] magazine [ ] police [ ] |
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Part III. Spell by rule! When the sound is [i:], always write “I” before “E” except after “C”
or when sounded as “A” like in “neighbour”, “reign”, “sleigh” or “weigh”.
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IE
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C+EI
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Exceptions
1
achieve
1
ceiling
1
seize
2
believe/belief
2
conceive
2
financier
3
brief
3
deceive
4
chief
4
perceive
5
field
5
receipt
6
grief
6
receive
7
handkerchief
8
niece
9
piece
10
priest
11
relieve/relief
12
shield
13
siege
14
thief
15
yield