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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35 basic cards for K-12 Spelling. It opens with "When do you drop the silent 'e'?" and "make + ing". Study it alongside the other K-12 sets below.

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When do you drop the silent 'e'?: Show answer
Before a vowel suffix (make → making)
make + ing: Show answer
making
hope + ing: Show answer
hoping
use + ed: Show answer
used
When do you keep the silent 'e'?: Show answer
Before a consonant suffix (hope → hopeful)
hope + ful: Show answer
hopeful
care + ful: Show answer
careful
safe + ly: Show answer
safely
manage + ment: Show answer
management
When do you double the final consonant?: Show answer
One vowel + one consonant, adding a vowel suffix (run → running)
run + ing: Show answer
running
stop + ed: Show answer
stopped
sit + ing: Show answer
sitting
plan + ing: Show answer
planning
swim + ing: Show answer
swimming

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