{"id":613,"date":"2010-10-19T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=613"},"modified":"2020-11-25T10:23:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T16:23:47","slug":"spelling-ce-vs-se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/spelling\/spelling-ce-vs-se\/","title":{"rendered":"Spelling: -ce<\/em> vs. -se<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is easy to get confused between nouns and verbs that are spelled almost identically. However, here is a simple rule that will help you with two sound-alike pairs of words.<\/p>\n

Rule: <\/strong>Generally, the verb form will be spelled with the “s” and the noun with the “c.”<\/p>\n

Examples: <\/strong>
\nadvise vs. advice
\ndevise vs. device<\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>She gave us good advice.
\nNoun meaning recommendation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>Please advise us of our options.
\nVerb meaning the act of giving a recommendation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about confusing words and homonyms, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Pop Quiz<\/h3>\n

Choose the correct word in the sentences below. <\/em><\/p>\n

1. They have to device\/devise a foolproof plan to make sure she is surprised on her birthday.<\/p>\n

2. The dentist has a new device\/devise for cleaning teeth.<\/p>\n

3. Whoever devised\/deviced this dental instrument must not have had very sensitive teeth.<\/p>\n

4. I would advice\/advise you to allow the hygienist to try it on a few teeth before committing to it.<\/p>\n

5. No amount of advice\/advise can substitute for experience.<\/p>\n

Pop Quiz Answers<\/h3>\n

1. They have to devise a foolproof plan to make sure she is surprised on her birthday.<\/p>\n

2. The dentist has a new device for cleaning teeth.<\/p>\n

3. Whoever devised this dental instrument must not have had very sensitive teeth.<\/p>\n

4. I would advise you to allow the hygienist to try it on a few teeth before committing to it.<\/p>\n

5. No amount of advice can substitute for experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is easy to get confused between nouns and verbs that are spelled almost identically. However, here is a simple rule that will help you with two sound-alike pairs of words. Rule: Generally, the verb form will be spelled with the “s” and the noun with the “c.” Examples: advise vs. advice devise vs. device […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spelling"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}