Worksheet

Drop the E, Add -ing

Grade 4 - Spelling - On Level

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

    • close
    • closeing
    • closing
    • clossing

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

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

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

    • closeing
    • closing
    • -ing
    • close

  4. Why is "making" spelled this way?

    • It changes the prefix to a suffix.
    • It is a plural with no base word.
    • Drop the final e before adding -ing.
    • It keeps every letter and adds nothing.

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

    • The correct word is useing.
    • The base word use never changes.
    • Mara is using foil in the solar oven.
    • ussing is the spelling in this rule.

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

    • move
    • moveing
    • moving
    • movving

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

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

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

    • -ing
    • prefix
    • take
    • takeing

  9. Why is "closing" spelled this way?

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

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

    • The base word take never changes.
    • The correct word is takeing.
    • No ending was added.
    • Tessa is taking notes about the maple twig.
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