Drop the 'e' Rule Worksheet
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on the 'Drop the e' spelling rule, including practice with adding suffixes.
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Drop the 'e' Rule
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Read the instructions carefully for each section and complete the activities. Remember the 'Drop the e' rule: When a word ends with a silent 'e' and you add a suffix that starts with a vowel, you usually drop the 'e'. If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the 'e'.
Add the suffix to the base word. Remember the 'Drop the e' rule!
1. hope + ing =
2. bake + er =
3. smile + ing =
4. drive + ing =
5. love + able =
1. Which word is spelled correctly?
coming
comeing
cominng
comming
2. Which word shows the correct use of the 'Drop the e' rule?
carefull
carefully
carefullly
carefuly
Read each statement and decide if it is True or False.
1. We always drop the 'e' when adding a suffix to a word ending in 'e'.
True
False
2. When adding '-ful' to 'hope', the correct spelling is 'hopeful'.
True
False
Write a sentence using the word formed by adding the suffix. Underline the word.
1. make + ing
2. ride + ing
Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences. Remember to spell them correctly!
1. The sun was brightly.
2. She is a very good .
3. The puppy was so .