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Drop e rule

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What is the first question we ask ourselves in the drop e rule?

Is there a silent e at the end of the word?

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What is the second question we ask ourselves in the drop e rule?

Are we adding a vowel suffix?

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Is -ing a vowel suffix?

yes

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Is -ed a vowel suffix?

yes

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Is -er a vowel suffix?

yes

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Is -ful a vowel suffix?

no

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Is -less a vowel suffix?

no

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Is -ly a vowel suffix?

no

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Is -ness a vowel suffix?

no

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Is -es a vowel suffix?

yes

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Name the vowels

a, e, i, o, u

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make + ing

making

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nice + ly

nicely

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shame + ful

shameful

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care + ing

caring

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hope + less

hopeless

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