Spelling Entry 695 / 1011 60-second read

Foriegn vs. Foreign

Silent G — and EI, not IE.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A foriegn country.

✓ Correct

A foreign country.

The ruleii

FOREIGN: EI and silent G.

FOREIGN is an exception: EI with no preceding C, plus a silent G.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Reign, foreign, sovereign.

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