Spelling - Eliminating 'e': Activity 1

Sort the examples into two groups

DROP 'E'
KEEP 'E'
hope + -ing → hoping
arrive + -al → arrival
hope + -ful → hopeful
care + -ing → caring
care + -ful → careful
care + -less → careless
rude + -ness → rudeness
rude + -ly → rudely
captive + -ity → captivity
achieve + -able → achievable

Answers

When do we drop the e and when do we keep it?

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