Spelling: Suffixes -ing
The silent e and ing
We can often spell easy words but get confused when we are adding suffixes.
Here is an example:
Make + ing: do we keep the e or get rid of it?
Well, we drop it to get making.
This is a general rule.
When adding ing we drop the
e if the e is silent.
Do you know what we mean by a silent e?
Which of these words have a silent e on the end?
| Stride | agree | see | bike |
Answer
Stride and bike both have a silent e. It changes the word but we don't hear the e sound
So if we were going to add -ing on to those words, what would they look like?
Striding, biking
That wasn't too hard, was it?
Here is a quick table to help you remember this rule. Fill in the blanks:
| Root word | Suffix | New word |
| take | +ing | |
| bake | +ing | |
| come | +ing | |
| hide | +ing | |
| fake | +ing |
| Root word | Suffix | New word |
| take | +ing | taking |
| bake | +ing | baking |
| come | +ing | coming |
| hide | +ing | hiding |
| fake | +ing | faking |
That was really easy wasn't it?
Words that don't end in a silent e are easier to do when adding -ing. We will come back to them next time.
Good luck and keep smiling