SPELLING RULES
Spelling Rule #1 If the word ends in a y, change the y to i before adding the ending es or ness try try tri tries
Know these OTHER words that follow this pattern family families happy happiness relies rely
Spelling Rule #2 i before e (belief, friend) except after c (receive, deceit) or when sounded as A as in neighbor and weigh
COMMON EXCEPTIONS to i before e neither leisure seizure And WEIRD is a little weird!
These rules help, but no rule works 100% of the time. Use the rules to make an educated guess when you cannot look something up.