Worksheet

Drop the E, Add -ing

Grade 4 - Spelling - Challenge Me

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  1. Which spelling correctly adds -ing to "smile"?

    • smileing
    • smiling
    • smilling
    • smile

  2. Why is "smileing" not the correct spelling?

    • It is the plural form of the word.
    • It does not follow the drop final e before adding -ing rule.
    • It is the correctly spelled word.
    • It is divided into syllables.

  3. What base word is used to spell "closing"?

    • close
    • closeing
    • -ing
    • closing

  4. Why is "moving" spelled this way?

    • Drop the final e before adding -ing.
    • It is a plural with no base word.
    • It changes the prefix to a suffix.
    • It is spelled by alphabetical order.

  5. Which sentence uses the correctly spelled word "moving"?

    • No ending was added.
    • The clouds are moving across the Sun.
    • The base word move never changes.
    • movving is the spelling in this rule.

  6. Which spelling correctly adds -ing to "make"?

    • make
    • making
    • makeing
    • makking

  7. Why is "closeing" not the correct spelling?

    • It is the plural form of the word.
    • It is divided into syllables.
    • It is a Greek or Latin root.
    • It does not follow the drop final e before adding -ing rule.

  8. What base word is used to spell "making"?

    • prefix
    • make
    • making
    • -ing

  9. Why is "using" spelled this way?

    • It is a plural with no base word.
    • It keeps every letter and adds nothing.
    • Drop the final e before adding -ing.
    • It is spelled by alphabetical order.

  10. Which sentence uses the correctly spelled word "making"?

    • The class is making a weather chart.
    • The correct word is makeing.
    • makking is the spelling in this rule.
    • The base word make never changes.
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