5. Words ending in y preceded by a consonant usually change the y into i when a suffix not beginning with i is added; e.g., cry, cries, crying.
Exceptions:—Dryly, dryness; shyly, shyness; slyly, slyness.
Note also daily, gaily, gaiety, laid, paid, said, saith, slain, staid.
6. ei or ie. When sounded like long e, i comes before e except after c; e.g., piece, deceit. But, either, neither, plebeian, seize, leisure, weird.
When not sounded like long e, the order of the letters is always ei; e.g., skein, height.
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actuary
warranty
accruing
aggrieve
indelible
collectible