Most words drop a silent E before adding a suffix:
dare - daring
leave - leaving
change - changed
whole - wholly
possible - possibly
true - truly
However, when adding -able, -ably, or -ability, words that end in -ce or -ge
will retain the E.
move - movable - movably (drops E)
believe - believable - believably - believability (drops E)
knowledge - knowledgeable (keeps E)
change - changeable - changeability (keeps E)
notice - noticeable - noticeably (keeps E)
A - advisable.
The noun forms for the verb to persecute are:persecutor (suffix, 'or')persecution (suffix, 'ion')
You look at the word and see if it got a suffix
The adjective "moister" means more moist (e.g. a moister environment).Similar words include the nouns moisture (liquid water) and monster (creature).
When adding "-ing" to a word ending in a consonant-vowel pattern, drop the vowel before adding "-ing". Most of these words will end in "e". Wrong: skateing Right: skating Wrong: takeing Right: taking Wrong: relateing Right: relating
A - advisable.
yes you do
The noun forms for the verb to persecute are:persecutor (suffix, 'or')persecution (suffix, 'ion')
add the suffix
You look at the word and see if it got a suffix
Sometimes you will; sometime you won't. Usually words with e at the end adding -ing lose the e. For instance, browse-browsing
The adjective "moister" means more moist (e.g. a moister environment).Similar words include the nouns moisture (liquid water) and monster (creature).
Yes. It is the present participle of the verb to wipe. Verbs that end in E often drop the E when adding the suffix -ing.
yes, ached is not spelled acheed
As in the act of practice, or the act of doing or preparing, yes. Most words that end in consonant-E drop the final E when adding the suffix -ing.
Usually the y is dropped but there are instances when you do not drop the y such as when there is a vowel before the y.See the samples below:Osprey OspreysMarry marriesCarry carriedFerry FerriesSunny never drops the y because it is a description: sunny days, sunny personality, sunny yellow colorsConvoy Convoysalloy alloys not alloies
Yes, the final "e" in "sniffle" is dropped when adding "-ed" or "-ing" to form past tense or present participle forms, resulting in "sniffled" and "sniffling."