Spelling: Adding Suffixes

Emilda C. Rivera Pacheco, Ed. D.October 2004- Revised September 2008

The Silent –e Rule

Drop the silent –e if the suffix begins with a vowel: care + ed = cared, like + ing =liking

Do not drop the –e if the suffix begins with a consonant: care + less = careless,

like + ly = likely

The Silent –e Rule: Exercise 1

1. Prove + ing2. Shine+ y3. Pave+ ment4. Love+ ly5. Store+ age6. Peace+ ful7. Sincere+ ly8. Fame+ ous9. Nine+ ty10. Blaze+ ing

11. Value+ able12. Settle+ ment13. Froze+ en14. Cute+ est15. Pure+ ity16. Hide+ ing17. Recite+ al18. Change+ ing19. Ice+ y20. Ache+ ing

•Add the suffixes to the following words:

The Silent –e Rule: Exercise 1

21. Please+ ant22. Waste+ ful23. Cure+ able24. Combine+ ation25. Insure+ ance26. Navigate+ or27. Stare+ ed

28. Sense + ible29. Force+ ful30. Joke+ er31. Love+ able32. Decide+ ed

The Silent –e Rule: Exercise 1

Check your work:1. Proving2. Shiny3. Pavement4. Lovely5. Storage6. Peaceful7. Sincerely8. Famous9. Ninety10. Blazing

Check your work:11. Valuable12. Settlement13. Frozen14. Cutest15. Purity16. Hiding17. Recital18. Changing19. Icy20. Aching

The Silent –e Rule

21. Pleasant22. Wasteful23. Curable24. Combination25. Insurance26. Navigator27. Stared28. Sensible29. Forceful

30. Joker31. Lovable

32. Decided

The Doubling Rule

One syllable words: ending in one consonant preceded by one

vowel (vc), double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel (v)

Examples: step + ed = steppedSad + est = saddestNot: sad + ly = sadly

The Doubling Rule: One syllable words Exercise 1

Add the suffix:1. Soon+ er2. Wish+ ing3. Slim+ ness4. Feast+ ing5. Scrub+ ed6. Ship+ ment7. Quit+ er8. Bet+ ing

9. Sin+ er10. Rot+ en11. Seem+ ed12. Farm+ er13. Dust+ y14. Climb+ er15. Rob+ er16. Fail+ ing17. Hit+ er18. Guard+ ing

The Doubling Rule: One syllable words Exercise 1

Check your work:1. Sooner2. Wishing3. Slimness4. Feasting5. Scrubbed6. Shipment7. Quitter8. Betting

9. Sinner10. Rotten11. Seemed12. Farmer13. Dusty14. Climber15. Robber16. Failing17. Hitter18. Guarding

The Doubling Rule: Two syllable words

If the stress (strong pronunciation) falls on the last syllable,andthe word ends in one vowel and one consonant (vc) then:double the final consonant if the suffix begins with a vowel (v).– Admít + ed = admitted– But not: ópen + ed = opened

The Doubling Rule: Two syllable words Exercise 2

Add the suffixes:1. Orbit+ ed2. Rebel+ ing3. Regret+ ful4. Open+ ed5. Avoid+ ing6. Prohibit+ ed7. Equip+ ed8. Regret+ able9. Demand+ ing10. Shovel+ ed

11. Big+ er12. Big+ ness13. Pain+ ed14. Pain+ ful15. Drug+ ist16. Snap+ y17. Quit+ er18. Ton+ age19. Plot+ ed20. Deep+ ly

The Doubling Rule: Two syllable words Exercise 2

Correct your work:1. Orbited2. Rebelling3. Regretful4. Opened5. Avoiding6. Prohibited7. Equipped8. Regrettable9. Demanding10. Shoveled

11. Bigger12. Bigness13. Pained14. Painful15. Druggist16. Snappy17. Quitter18. Tonnage19. Plotted20. Deeply

Exercise 3: Identify the suffixes

1. Hoping2. Hopping3. Hopeless4. Scarred5. Scared6. Mated7. Matted8. Fated9. Completeness10. Whipped

11. Offering12. Nudism13. Feasting14. Scrubbed15. Shiny16. Provider17. Continuing18. Druggist19. Arguing20. Achievement

Exercise 3

1. Hope+ ing2. Hop+ ing3. Hope+ less4. Scar+ ed5. Scare+ d6. Mate+ d7. Mat+ ed8. Fate+ d9. Complete+ ness10. Whip+ ed

11. Offer+ ing12. Nude+ ism13. Feast+ ing14. Scrub+ ed15. Shine+ y16. Provide+ r17. Continue+ ing18. Drug+ ist19. Argue+ ing20. Achieve+ ment

Check your work:

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