PhonicsYear 2Phase 6 – Spelling Conventions & Fluency

Dropping e before -ing, -ed

Apply the spelling rule of dropping the final e before adding -ing or -ed: make/making, bake/baked, hope/hoping, smile/smiled, hike/hiking

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a word like 'bake'. When you add '-ing' you need to drop the 'e' first — like taking off a hat before putting on a coat! 🎩

  2. 2

    Which is the correct spelling for 'bake' + 'ing'? 🧁

  3. 3

    Drag the letters to build 'baking' from 'bake' and '-ing'. Remember to drop the 'e'!

  4. 4

    Let's do one together: 'hope' + 'ed' = ?

  5. 5

    What is 'hope' + 'ed'? 🌈

  6. 6

    Now try 'make' + 'ing'. Drop the 'e' and add '-ing' to build the new word.

  7. 7

    Which word is correct: 'smile' + 'ing'? 😊

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