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Spelling Rule 2 - Dropping the 'e'

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Evaluative language are words of judgment
a)
Judgement
b)
Correct as is
c)
Judge-ment
2.
Which of these words follows the drop "e" rule?
a)
Barked
b)
Strumming
c)
Builder
d)
Writing
3.
I was diying my clothes pink and blue
a)
Dying
b)
Dieng
c)
Dyeing
d)
Diing
4.
Which of these words follows the drop "e" rule?
a)
Canoeing
b)
Hoping
c)
Lovely
d)
Hopeful
5.
It was a serious argament over who deserved the biggest slice of cake
a)
Argument
b)
Arjument
c)
Arguement
6.
As the fire caught onto the cloth, I witnessed the sinjing take place
a)
Singing
b)
Correct as is
c)
Sinjeing
d)
Singeing
7.
We went canooing across the river
a)
Correct as is
b)
Canoeing
c)
Canoing
d)
Canoeng
8.
I was dying from a serious illness
a)
Dyeing
b)
Diing
c)
Correct as is
9.
It was trooley a magical evening
a)
Truly
b)
Truely
c)
Trooly
d)
Trully
10.
I was hoppful that we would win the competition
a)
Hopful
b)
Hopefull
c)
Hopeful
d)
Hopfull
11.
Which word follows the 'drop e' rule?
a)
Beautifully
b)
Sunshine
c)
Bicycle
d)
Chasing
12.
Does 'Fortunately' follow the 'drop e' rule?
a)
Yes, because there is an 'e' that you need to take away
b)
No, because the suffix begins with a consonant
c)
Yes, because the suffix begins with a vowel 
13.
Learning to drive with an instructor is adventeges
a)
Adventagous
b)
Advantagous
c)
Advantageous
d)
Advantagaos
14.
The poem was an obscurity
a)
Obscureity
b)
Obcurity
c)
Correct as is
d)
Obskurity
15.
The shineing light reflected off the window
a)
Correct as is
b)
Shining
c)
Shinning
16.
The criminal was releesed from jail
a)
Releessed
b)
Releassed
c)
Realesed
d)
Released
17.
In its entirty, the play was entertaining
a)
Entirety
b)
Entierty
c)
Entyrty
d)
Antirety
18.
Does chasing follow the 'drop e' rule?
a)
Yes, because the suffix ends with a vowel
b)
No, because the 'e' is kept in both words
c)
Yes, because the suffix ends with a consonant
19.
Which of the following words follows the 'drop e' rule?
a)
Tingling
b)
Cycling
c)
Sharing
d)
All of the above
20.
Which of the following words follows the 'drop e' rule?
a)
Taking
b)
Analysing
c)
Understanding
d)
All of the above