Spelling Patterns — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) hopping
B) hoping
C) hopeing
D) hoppeing
Hop is short, so we double the p and add -ing. The correct spelling is hopping.
2. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) bakeing
B) bakking
C) baking
D) bakinng
Bake ends in silent e, so we drop the e before -ing. The correct spelling is baking.
3. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) cryed
B) cried
C) crided
D) cryied
Cry ends in a consonant plus y, so y changes to i before -ed, giving us cried.
4. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) stoped
B) stopped
C) stoppted
D) stopted
Stop is short with one vowel, so we double the p and add -ed to make stopped.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The rain finally stopped after an hour.
Stop is short, so we double the p and add -ed to make stopped.
2. The baby cried when her toy was lost.
Cry ends in a consonant plus y, so we change y to i and add -ed to make cried.
3. Grandpa is baking bread this afternoon.
Bake ends in silent e, so we drop the e and add -ing to make baking.
4. The frog kept hopping across the warm rocks.
Hop is short, so we double the p and add -ing to make hopping.
5. My brother tried his best at the spelling bee.
Try ends in a consonant plus y, so we change y to i and add -ed to make tried.