Spelling · K-12
Spelling Rules: Prefixes and Suffixes
Core English spelling rules for adding prefixes and suffixes, including doubling consonants and dropping silent e, each with an example word.
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- When do you drop the silent 'e'?
- Before a vowel suffix (make → making)
- make + ing
- making
- hope + ing
- hoping
- use + ed
- used
- When do you keep the silent 'e'?
- Before a consonant suffix (hope → hopeful)
- hope + ful
- hopeful
- care + ful
- careful
- safe + ly
- safely
- manage + ment
- management
- When do you double the final consonant?
- One vowel + one consonant, adding a vowel suffix (run → running)
- run + ing
- running
- stop + ed
- stopped
- sit + ing
- sitting
- plan + ing
- planning
- swim + ing
- swimming
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