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Adding Suffixes: Dropping the Silent E

Year Groups: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

Subjects: English Language Arts, Reading

Standards: Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. (2.3.0.3.d.)

Instructions for Pupils

1. Click add 2. Read the base word and add the suffix. Type the new word into the label box. 3. Click check

Teacher Notes (not visible to pupils)

This activity asks students to practice dropping the silent e on different verbs and adding the suffixes -ed and -ing.