Quiz will be held on 9/4/09

Word study contracts are due on 9/4/09

BASIC SPELLING RULES :

SPELLING IE AND EI

The i comes before the e, except when both letters follow c or when both letters are pronounced together as an a sound as in neighbor and weigh.

There are exceptions to this rule, so you should memorize their spellings. Exceptions include: species, weird, either, seize, leisure, and protein.

1.     retrieve

2.     ceiling

3.     hygiene

4.     neither

5.     niece

6.     height

7.     weird

8.     receipt

9.     grieve

10.   achieve

11.   veil

12.   deceive

13.   seizure

14.   eighth

15.   weigh