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English Spelling Rules: i before e, Silent E, Doubling Consonants, and y to i, Schemes and Mind Maps of English Language

Rules for english spelling, focusing on the placement of i before e, exceptions to this rule, the use of silent e, doubling consonants, and changing y to i when adding suffixes.

Typology: Schemes and Mind Maps

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LEARN THIS:
i before e except after c
when ie sounds like me
There is a long โ€˜
e
โ€™ sound in these words so โ€˜
i
โ€™ comes before โ€˜
e
โ€™
belief niece achieve
There is a โ€˜
c
โ€™ before the
long
โ€˜
e
โ€™ sound in these words, so โ€˜
i
โ€™ comes
after
โ€˜
e
โ€™
conceit receive ceiling
These words do
not
have a long โ€˜
e
โ€™
height leisure their
EXCEPTIONS:
Here are the exceptions to this rule:
seize caffeine protein counterfeit
2.
People often make the mistake of putting โ€˜
el
โ€™ instead of โ€˜
le
โ€™ at the end of words:
REMEMBER: use โ€˜
le
โ€™ at the end of words (unless you want to hear the โ€˜
e
โ€™ sound)
Here are some examples of โ€˜
le
โ€™ words:
middle
little
kettle
uncle
bible
example
possible
sensible
horrible
people
candle
responsible
Here are 9 of the most common spelling
patterns for you. Ask your teacher for
more help when you need it!
โ€˜ieโ€™ rule
โ€˜leโ€™ endings
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LEARN THIS: i before e except after c

when ie sounds like me

There is a long โ€˜ e โ€™ sound in these words so โ€˜ i โ€™ comes before โ€˜ e โ€™

belief niece achieve

There is a โ€˜ c โ€™ before the long โ€˜ e โ€™ sound in these words, so โ€˜ i โ€™ comes after โ€˜ e โ€™

conceit receive ceiling

These words do not have a long โ€˜ e โ€™

height leisure their

EXCEPTIONS: Here are the exceptions to this rule:

seize caffeine protein counterfeit

People often make the mistake of putting โ€˜ el โ€™ instead of โ€˜ le โ€™ at the end of words:

REMEMBER: use โ€˜ le โ€™ at the end of words (unless you want to hear the โ€˜ e โ€™ sound)

Here are some examples of โ€˜ le โ€™ words:

middle little kettle uncle bible example possible sensible horrible people candle responsible

Here are 9 of the most common spelling

patterns for you. Ask your teacher for

more help when you need it!

โ€˜ieโ€™ rule

โ€˜leโ€™ endings

tt ll rr dd mm cc

The general rule is this:

If there is a short vowel before the t, l, r, d, m, or c sound in a word, double the consonant.

REMEMBER: a short vowel sounds like:

a (as inapple) e (as inelephant)

i (as inink) o (as inorange)

u (as inunder)

When words have:

You double the final consonant and add the suffix

(ending).

Doubling consonants

โ€˜The Doublingโ€™ rule

One

short vowel syllable final consonant

e.g. wet

has one short vowel has one syllable has one final consonant

wet wettest (or wetter) shop shopping (or shopped) slim slimmer (or slimmest) chat chatty sun sunny dip dipped

If a word has two syllables, and a vowel before the โ€˜lโ€™ , double the โ€˜ l โ€™ when adding

a vowel suffix:

Exceptions to the โ€˜lโ€™ rule

There are a few exceptions to this rule, which you need to learn: e.g. legal legalise

Most words that begin with the sound of the letter โ€˜ x โ€™ have โ€˜ exc โ€™ at the beginning: DONโ€™T FORGET THE C! excite, except, excellent, excess

Both โ€˜ceโ€™ and โ€˜seโ€™ make an โ€˜sโ€™ sound at the end of a word โ€“ but โ€˜ceโ€™ is more usual: experience nonsense absence increase

Some words change from โ€˜ ce โ€™ to โ€˜ se โ€™ when they are used as a verb rather than a noun :

REMEMBER:

Ask yourself whether the word is describing an action (verb) or is naming something (noun)

The โ€˜lโ€™ rule

โ€˜ceโ€™ and โ€˜seโ€™ endings

can/cel cancelled ex/pel expelling tra/vel travelling

NOUN VERB Example practise Jane decided that she needed to practise her tables. practice The practice begins at six.

The โ€˜excโ€™ rule