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'i' before 'e' except after 'c'. However, there are exceptions,

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Write a rule that will help you remember that ie becomes ei after a certain letter?

I before E except after C


What is another word for capture that has ie or ei?

well another word for capture would be take but with an ie or ei im not sure


How do you correctly spell Recieve?

Just to add, FYI, the general rule for helping remember if a word should be spelled with "ie" or "ei" is: "I" before "E" except after "C". In other words, "receive" is spelled with a "c", so the "c" requires that you use the "ei" spelling after it. A word such as "believe" has an "l", not a "c", so it needs the "ie" spelling.


What word means strange or not normal that contains ie or ei?

weird


What is the -ei and -ie spelling rule?

The general rule is "I before E, except after C or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh." The spelling rules in English are notorious for having so many exceptions. To de-code the rule which is itself a little strange: If you have a word that contains the ie or ei combination, i before e is the general spelling. HOWEVER, if the letters appear right after the letter C, use ei. Also, if the letters have the sound of hay, bay, play, you will also use ei, as in neighbor and weigh. So, field is correct, and so is receipt. Usually it is ie, as in field, but after c, use ei. Neighbor and weigh speak for themselves. Don't be discouraged by the many exceptions in English; native or long-time speakers take them in stride and don't even notice most of them. But they can be a nightmare for people learning English as a second language. Native speakers of Spanish must find English a very strange language indeed, since spelling is so amazingly uniform in Spanish. There are just a few words spelled irregularly in Spanish.