ACCOMMODATE--double c, double m
AMEND--amend, amendment--single m
BELIEVE--i before e except after c
CEMETERY--three e's
DUMBBELL--two b's
EMBARRASS--two r's, 2 s's
EXCEED-- 2 e's
FOREIGN--exception to the i before e rule
GAUGE--in alpha order--a then u
GUARANTEE--one r, warranty has 2 r's
HEIGHT--not heighth
INDEPENDENT--three e's
JEWELRY--British spelling: jeweller, jewellery
JUDGMENT--preferred in U.S. British: judgement
KERNEL--all e's
LIGHTNING--no e
MEDIEVAL-- not midevil
MISSPELL--mis+spell
NEIGHBOR--breaks i before e rule
OCCURRENCE--double consonants [c's and r's] double vowels [double e's]
PASTIME--one t
POSSESSION--4 s's
PRIVILEGE-- 2 i's, 2 e's
QUESTIONNAIRE--2 n's, silent e
RECEIVE--i before e except after c
SEPARATE--e's surround the a's
SERGEANT--e in both syllables, a is at the back of the line
SHERIFF--2 f's-Picture the two guns in his holster.
THRESHOLD--thresh+old
UNTIL--one l
VACUUM: 2 u's
WEIRD--i before e except after c
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