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 Add the suffixes to the following words: Prove + ing Shine+ y Pave+ ment Love+ ly Store+ age Peace+ ful Sincere+ ly Fame+ ous Nine+ ty Blaze+ ing 11. Value+ able 12. Settle+ ment 13. Froze+ en 14. Cute+ est 15. Pure+ ity 16. Hide+ ing 17. Recite+ al 18. Change+ ing 19. Ice+ y 20. Ache+ ing

The Silent –e Rule: Exercise 1 21. Please+ ant 22. Waste+ ful 23. Cure+ able 24. Combine+ ation 25. Insure+ ance 26. Navigate+ or 27. Stare+ ed 28. Sense + ible 29. Force+ ful 30. Joke+ er 31. Love+ able 32. Decide+ ed

The Silent –e Rule: Exercise 1 Check your work: Proving Shiny Pavement Lovely Storage Peaceful Sincerely Famous Ninety Blazing Check your work: 11. Valuable 12. Settlement 13. Frozen 14. Cutest 15. Purity 16. Hiding 17. Recital 18. Changing 19. Icy 20. Aching

The Silent –e Rule 21. Pleasant 22. Wasteful 23. Curable 24. Combination 25. Insurance 26. Navigator 27. Stared 28. Sensible 29. Forceful 30. Joker 31. 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 = stepped Sad + est = saddest Not: sad + ly = sadly

The Doubling Rule: One syllable words Exercise 1 Add the suffix: 1. Soon+ er 2. Wish+ ing 3. Slim+ ness 4. Feast+ ing 5. Scrub+ ed 6. Ship+ ment 7. Quit+ er 8. Bet+ ing 9. Sin+ er 10. Rot+ en 11. Seem+ ed 12. Farm+ er 13. Dust+ y 14. Climb+ er 15. Rob+ er 16. Fail+ ing 17. Hit+ er 18. Guard+ ing

The Doubling Rule: One syllable words Exercise 1 Check your work: 1. Sooner 2. Wishing 3. Slimness 4. Feasting 5. Scrubbed 6. Shipment 7. Quitter 8. Betting 9. Sinner 10. Rotten 11. Seemed 12. Farmer 13. Dusty 14. Climber 15. Robber 16. Failing 17. Hitter 18. Guarding

The Doubling Rule: Two syllable words If the stress (strong pronunciation) falls on the last syllable,and the 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+ ed 2. Rebel+ ing 3. Regret+ ful 4. Open+ ed 5. Avoid+ ing 6. Prohibit+ ed 7. Equip+ ed 8. Regret+ able 9. Demand+ ing 10. Shovel+ ed 11. Big+ er 12. Big+ ness 13. Pain+ ed 14. Pain+ ful 15. Drug+ ist 16. Snap+ y 17. Quit+ er 18. Ton+ age 19. Plot+ ed 20. Deep+ ly

The Doubling Rule: Two syllable words Exercise 2 Correct your work: 1. Orbited 2. Rebelling 3. Regretful 4. Opened 5. Avoiding 6. Prohibited 7. Equipped 8. Regrettable 9. Demanding 10. Shoveled 11. Bigger 12. Bigness 13. Pained 14. Painful 15. Druggist 16. Snappy 17. Quitter 18. Tonnage 19. Plotted 20. Deeply

Exercise 3: Identify the suffixes Hoping Hopping Hopeless Scarred Scared Mated Matted Fated Completeness Whipped 11. Offering 12. Nudism 13. Feasting 14. Scrubbed 15. Shiny 16. Provider 17. Continuing 18. Druggist 19. Arguing 20. Achievement

Exercise 3 Check your work: Hope+ ing Hop+ ing Hope+ less Scar+ ed Mate+ d Mat+ ed Fate+ d Complete+ ness Whip+ ed 11. Offer+ ing 12. Nude+ ism 13. Feast+ ing 14. Scrub+ ed 15. Shine+ y 16. Provide+ r 17. Continue+ ing 18. Drug+ ist 19. Argue+ ing 20. Achieve+ ment

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