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 a consonant, keep a word's final silent e.

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

• Exception to memorize.

What happens to the silent 'e' when adding the suffix '-ing' to the word 'make'?

• A) The 'e' is dropped

• B) The 'e' is kept

• C) The 'e' is replaced with 'i'

• D) The 'e' is doubled

Which of the following words keeps the silent 'e' when adding the suffix '-ment'?

• A) Agree

• B) Make

• C) Love

• D) Hope

What is the correct form of the word 'advise' when adding the suffix '-able'?

• A) Advisable

• B) Adviseable

• C) Advisble

• D) Adviseble

When adding the suffix '-ous' to the word 'courage', what is the correct spelling?

• A) Courageous

• B) Couragous

• C) Courageus

• D) Couragious

Which rule applies when adding the suffix '-ly' to the word 'complete'?

• A) Drop the 'e'

• B) Keep the 'e'

• C) Double the 'e'

• D) Change 'e' to 'i'

What is the correct spelling of 'argue' with the suffix '-ment'?

• A) Arguement

• B) Argument

• C) Arguemant

• D) Argumant

How does the word 'care' change when adding the suffix '-ful'?

• A) Careful

• B) Carful

• C) Careeful

• D) Carefull

What is the correct form of 'like' when adding the suffix '-able'?

• A) Likeable

• B) Likable

• C) Liekable

• D) Likeble

Which of the following words keeps the silent 'e' when adding the suffix '-ness'?

• A) Lame

• B) True

• C) Brave

• D) Fine