Select the basic spelling rule that the given word demonstrates.

Friend

O Write i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in eighty and sleigh.

Drop the final e before a suffix beginning with a vowel but not before a suffix beginning with a consonant.

O Double the final consonant preceded by a single vowel in an accented syllable or one-syllable word before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.

Change the y to an i before adding a suffix, unless the suffix begins with i.

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Casey Gallegos

27 August, 23:47

Select the basic spelling rule that the given word demonstrates.

Friend

O Write i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in eighty and sleigh.

Drop the final e before a suffix beginning with a vowel but not before a suffix beginning with a consonant.

O Double the final consonant preceded by a single vowel in an accented syllable or one-syllable word before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.

Change the y to an i before adding a suffix, unless the suffix begins with i.

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Kelton Hatfield · Answer 1

A, Write 'I' before 'E' except after 'c' or when sounded like 'a' as in eighty and sleigh.

Explanation:

The others do not apply to the word "friend".

B: The "e" would not be dropped.

C: There are no double consonants.

D: "Friend" is not plural