"drop the e" Word Study Pattern

If a word ends in a consonant, like run and hop, we ______________ the last letter before adding "ed" or "ing."

• triple, like runnned or hoppping

• double, like running or hopped

• leave it, like runed or hoping

• drop, like rued

To add the suffix "ing" to words with a silent e (like bake or make), _______ the "e" and add "ing."

• transform (bakning, makming)

• double (bakeeing, makeeing)

• drop (baking, making)

• keep (bakeing, makeing)

My mom doesn't like ________ the car at night; the headlights are too bright and it's too dark.

I was born and ________ in Georgia; I grew up here.

My dog _________ at me because she wanted some of my lunch.

On Saturday, I went on a ________ spree at the mall.

I need to keep track of my _________ habits; I spent too much money.

I keep ________ that I'll get a new bike for my birthday. Maybe my dream will come true.

There was a _________ truck outside my neighbors house. They were going to live in Minnesota.

My dad said, "Stop ________ your time playing video games!"