Spell the Inflectional Endings: Dropping e

Discover the rules for dropping e at the end of a base word in this worksheet on inflectional endings! Students will read through a list of base words and inflectional endings to be added to each one. They will determine whether the e in the base word should be dropped from the final word based on the relevant spelling rules. Finally, they’ll write the final word with the correct spelling!

Intended for students in the first and second grades, this worksheet is a good choice for helping learners better understand the spelling conventions of inflectional endings. These types of endings are common in English, so confidence with them can make students stronger spellers.

Check out Spell the Inflectional Endings: Doubling and Spelling Practice: Spot the Base Word for more resources on inflectional endings.