Spelling Silent E Words with Suffixes

What number of key concept are we applying?

• To add a suffix starting with a or o, keep the e in words with the soft c or g sound.

• To add a suffix starting with consonant, keep a word´s final silent e.

• To add most suffixes to words ending in ee or oe, keep the final e.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

What number of key concept are we applying?

• To add most suffixes to words ending in ee or oe, keep the final e.

• To add suffixes starting with a consonant, keep a word's final silent e.

• To add a suffix starting with a or o, keep the e in words with the soft c or g sound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

What number of key concept are we applying?

• Drop a word root's final silent e when adding -ity.

• Never double a word root´s final consonant when adding -ity.

• Change ble to bil when adding -ity.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

What is the rule for adding a suffix to a word ending in silent 'e' when the suffix begins with a vowel?

• Drop the silent 'e'

• Keep the silent 'e'

• Double the final consonant

• Add 'ing' to the word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which of the following words correctly adds the suffix '-ing' to 'make'?

• makeing

• making

• makking

• makeng

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What happens to the silent 'e' in 'hope' when adding the suffix '-ful'?

• It is dropped

• It is kept

• It is doubled

• It changes to 'i'

Choose the correct form of the word 'care' with the suffix '-less'.

• careless

• careles

• carless

• carelles

What is the correct spelling of 'advise' with the suffix '-able'?

• advisable

• adviseable

• advizable

• adviseble

How do you spell 'love' with the suffix '-ly'?

• lovely

• lovly

• loveley

• lovelly

What is the correct form of 'complete' with the suffix '-ly'?

• completely

• completly

• compleatly

• complettly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E