Spelling Patterns — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which is the correct spelling when adding -ing to 'stop'?
A) stoping
B) stopping
C) stoppin
D) stopeing
Stop has a short vowel and one final consonant, so we double the p before adding -ing.
2. Which is the correct spelling when adding -ed to 'bake'?
A) bakeed
B) baked
C) bakked
D) bakied
Bake ends in silent e, so we drop the e before adding -ed to make baked.
3. Which is the correct spelling when adding -ing to 'swim'?
A) swiming
B) swimming
C) swimeing
D) swimmin
Swim has a short i and one final consonant, so we double the m before adding -ing.
4. Which is the correct spelling when adding -ed to 'hope'?
A) hopeed
B) hoped
C) hopped
D) hopeded
Hope ends in silent e, so we drop the e before -ed to spell hoped correctly.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. She is baking a cake for the party.
Bake ends in silent e, so we drop the e before adding -ing to make baking.
2. The boys are swimming in the pool right now.
Swim has a short vowel and one consonant, so we double m before -ing.
3. He hopped the ball across the grass.
Hop has a short vowel and one final consonant, so we double p before adding -ed.
4. We hoped for a sunny day tomorrow.
Hope ends in silent e, so we drop the e before adding -ed to spell hoped.
5. The car is stopping at the red light.
Stop has one vowel and one consonant, so we double p before adding -ing.