Drop the Final E or Keep It
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Drop the Final E or Keep It" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12), and it covers Common Core L.6.2.B. If your student is a year younger but already steady on spelling, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and word endings never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
6th grade spelling worksheet: add suffixes to 16 words, deciding whether to drop the final e, as in noticeable and safety. Answer key included. Part of our word endings spelling collection. Aligned to Common Core standards.
How do I use this worksheet?
Read the rule box together and do the first two items as a class. Have students check each answer against the rule before moving on.
What students will practice
- Students will add suffixes to 16 words that end in silent e.
- Students will drop the e before vowel suffixes and keep it before consonant suffixes.
- Students will spell exceptions like noticeable and changeable.
Curriculum Links
Common Core State Standards
Language · 6th Grade
Standard: Spell correctly.
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FAQ
How do I use this word endings worksheet?
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Read the rule box together and do the first two items as a class. Have students check each answer against the rule before moving on.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Add suffixes to 16 words, deciding whether to drop the final e, as in noticeable and safety. The directions on the page read: Read the rule box. Add the suffix to each word and write the new word on the line. Decide whether to drop the final e or keep it. An answer key is included.
Can I use this word endings worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade spelling, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with word endings. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
How do you know whether to use able or ible?
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Add -able to a whole word, like comfortable, and -ible to a root that is not a whole word, like visible. The sheet says these tips work for most words.
When do you drop the final e?
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Drop it before a suffix that starts with a vowel, like making, and keep it before a consonant suffix, like careful. Exceptions include noticeable and truly.
How do nouns ending in f or o become plural?
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Most f or fe words change to -ves, like knives. Consonant plus o usually adds -es, like potatoes, but music words add -s, like pianos.
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