Spelling Some Rules

i before e achieve belief chief piece priest brief relief thief i before e except after c (this rule usually only applies when the ie or ei make an ee sound in the word) i before e achieve belief chief piece priest brief relief thief Some exceptions seize protein e before i when they come after c ceiling deceive receipt receive conceited

cious vicious precious conscious delicious suspicious malicious cious and tious cious vicious precious conscious delicious suspicious malicious tious ambitious cautious fictitious infectious nutritious

cial official special artificial financial cial and tial tial partial confidential essential initial cial official special artificial financial

able and ible able ible adorable possible applicable horrible considerable dependable changeable noticeable comfortable reliable ible possible horrible terrible visible incredible sensible

fer Reference referee preference fer and ferr fer Reference referee preference ferr Referring Preferred transferred

Ough (notice the different sound in each group) Bought Though Nought Brought fought Rough Tough Enough cough Though Although dough Plough bough through

doubt island lamb solemn thistle knight wreckage writing wrong Silent letters doubt island lamb solemn thistle knight wreckage writing wrong

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