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When a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word ending with a silent e the e is kept as a general rule.?
Yes, as a general rule the e is kept.
What are the exceptions to the U before E except after C rule?
It's actually: I before E except after C. Words like 'believe', 'fierce', 'conceive', and 'receipt' all follow this rule. An exception would be words such as 'weird' and 'neighbour' which are 'ei' without a prior 'c'. The other exceptions are words like 'species' and 'sufficient' which are 'ie' following a 'c'. See related links for some more and information about them.
Why does I come before E in the word believe?
While the word "science" is an exception to the "I before E except after C" spelling rule (because of its particular Greek origin), the word "believe" follows this rule.However, it has an "e" sound (silent I) like receive. Many words using the vowel pair "ie" (e.g. lie) have an "i" sound and the trailing E is silent.
What is the rule for governing the ei and ie?
'i' before 'e' except after 'c'. However, there are exceptions,
What is another words for rabbit but has a silent e?
a hare
What are exceptions to the silent e rule?
One exception to the silent e rule is when adding endings like -ed or -ing to words ending in a consonant and a silent e (e.g., write to writing). Another exception is with words where the final silent e is dropped before a suffix that starts with a vowel (e.g., change to changing).
What happens to the silent e when adding ing?
When adding "ing" to a word that ends with a silent "e," the silent "e" is typically dropped. For example, "hope" becomes "hoping" and "love" becomes "loving." This rule applies to most words, but there are exceptions, such as "dye" becoming "dyeing" and "tinge" becoming "tingeing."
What is the Exception of the silent e rule are the words that have more than?
Syllable
Is were an exception from the silent e rule?
Yes, "were" is an exception to the silent E rule. In this case, the letter E is not silent, and it is pronounced as part of the word.
Does rare have a silent e?
Yes. The silent "e" in "rare" follows the silent "e" rule in the English language, where the final "e" is often silent when another vowel follows it.
Why e before you except after c?
The rule "i before e except after c" is a spelling rule in English that helps with the proper order of these letters in words. However, there are many exceptions to this rule, such as in words like "weird" and "being."
When does I come before E?
Contrary to popular belief, the rule "I before E except after C" is broken more often than not. There are more exceptions than there are words that follow the rule. It was abolished in 2009.
What is the rule of adding ible and able?
Generally, when a root word ends in a silent "e," the suffix "-able" is added (e.g. fix → fixable). If the root word does not end in a silent "e" and is not a whole word on its own, then the suffix "-ible" is added (e.g. prevent → preventible).
Which of these words is spelled incorrectly because it violates the rules for ie versus ei words or exceptions to those rules?
The "i" before "e" rule is almost never fully stated in its entirety. The complete rule goes like this: "I" before "E" except after C, or when sounded like "I" as in the words Einstein, height, sleight, stein. or "A" as in the words neighbor, weigh, sleigh, heir, their. The rule can get even wordier if you want to include this section: "Neither, weird, foreign, leisure, seize, forfeit are common exceptions spelled right But don't let the C-I-E-N words get you uptight." These C-I-E-N words include Science, Ancient, Sufficient. There are no C-E-I-N words in the English language. Also to note, depending on how you pronounce "neither" it may not be an exception. So in addition to those exceptions mentioned in the wordier addition to the rule, these are a few other exceptions: Protein, caffeine, heifer, codeine, counterfeit, either, sovereign, and surfeit. Proper names don't have to necessarily follow any rules.
When a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word ending with a silent e the e is kept as a general rule.?
Yes, as a general rule the e is kept.
Why do you hear the long e in please?
The EA has a long E in please (pleez) but it is not solely due to the silent final E. The words plea, pleas, and plead also have the long E sound, which is typically the sound of the EA pair, although there are several exceptions.
What are the exceptions to the U before E except after C rule?
It's actually: I before E except after C. Words like 'believe', 'fierce', 'conceive', and 'receipt' all follow this rule. An exception would be words such as 'weird' and 'neighbour' which are 'ei' without a prior 'c'. The other exceptions are words like 'species' and 'sufficient' which are 'ie' following a 'c'. See related links for some more and information about them.
