‘i' Before 'e' Except After 'c’
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.4.1
'i' Before 'e' Except After 'c'
The 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' rule helps us to decide whether to spell a word using 'ie' or 'ei'.
Use 'ie' in most cases
- We use 'ie' in most cases.
- For example:
- believe
- friend
- thief
Except after 'c'
- If there is a 'c' before these two letters, we use 'ei' in most cases.
- For example:
- ceiling
- receive
- conceive
- perceive
Test yourself on ‘i' Before 'e' Except After 'c’
Which word should fill the gap?
I ____ in the power of kindness.