Drop E Rule

Transform the word "create" by applying the "drop e" rule with the suffix "-ive."

• creativ

• creative

• createive

• creat

Create a sentence using a word that applies the "drop e" rule with the suffix "-ing."

• She is hopeing for a miracle.

• He is makeing a mess.

• They are baking cookies.

• We are rideing horses.

Identify the word that correctly applies the "drop e" rule when adding the suffix "-ment."

• argue

• argument

• argueing

• argum

Transform the word "imagine" by applying the "drop e" rule with the suffix "-ation."

• imagination

• imagin

• imagineation

• imaginat

Which of the following words correctly applies the "drop e" rule when adding the suffix "-ous"?

• courage

• courageous

• courageus

• courag

Which of the following words correctly follows the "Drop e" rule when adding the suffix "-ed"?

• hopeed

• hoped

• hope

• hop

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following words correctly follows the "Drop e" rule when adding the suffix "-ing"?

• danceing

• dancing

• dance

• danc

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Explain why the word "baking" follows the "Drop e" rule.

• The "e" is dropped because the suffix begins with a vowel.

• The "e" is kept because the suffix begins with a consonant.

• The "e" is doubled because the suffix begins with a vowel.

• The "e" is dropped because the suffix begins with a consonant.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Why does the word "smiling" follow the "Drop e" rule?

• The "e" is dropped because the suffix "-ing" starts with a vowel.

• The "e" is kept because the suffix "-ing" starts with a consonant.

• The "e" is doubled because the suffix "-ing" starts with a vowel.

• The "e" is dropped because the suffix "-ing" starts with a consonant.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the correct application of the "Drop e" rule in the word "driving".

• The "e" is kept because the suffix "-ing" starts with a consonant.

• The "e" is dropped because the suffix "-ing" starts with a vowel.

• The "e" is doubled because the suffix "-ing" starts with a vowel.

• The "e" is dropped because the suffix "-ing" starts with a consonant.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept