Spelling Patterns — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each -ing word by the spelling rule it follows.
Doubled (hopping)
hoppingstoppingrunning Dropped e (baking)
bakingsmilinghiking Doubled words like hopping keep the short vowel sound, while words like baking drop silent e before -ing.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The bunny is hopping across the grass.
Hop has one vowel and one ending consonant, so we double p and add -ing to make hopping.
2. Mom is baking a cake for my party.
Bake ends in silent e, so we drop the e and add -ing to make baking.
3. Please keep stopping when the light turns red.
Stop is a short word ending in one consonant, so we double the p to make stopping.
4. My little sister is smiling at the puppy.
Smile ends in silent e, so we drop it before -ing to make smiling.
5. The dog is running in the park with us.
Run has one vowel and ends in one consonant, so we double n and add -ing to make running.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Hop becomes hoping when we add -ing.
True False
Hop is short, so we double the p. The correct word is hopping, not hoping.
2. Bake becomes baking when we add -ing.
True False
Bake ends in silent e, so we drop the e before -ing, which gives us baking.
3. Stop becomes stoping when we add -ing.
True False
We double the p in stop before -ing, so the correct spelling is stopping.
4. Smile becomes smiling when we add -ing.
True False
Smile ends in silent e, so we drop the e and add -ing to make smiling.