Lesson 109
Drop -e Rule
Rule for dropping the final -E before adding a suffix
Some words that end in silent E have irregular past tense spellings. Examples include drive/drove, make/made, give/gave, shake/shook, slide/slid, take/took, and write/wrote. The drop E rule does not apply to the -LY suffix (e.g., safe - safely).
Today's plan
about 20 min- Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
- Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
- Step 4Blending drill3 min
- Step 5New concept6 min
- Step 5Read & spell the new words5 min
Warm Up Our Ears
Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.
Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)
Break it (I say word → you say sounds)
Sound Drills
Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.
👂 Listen & Spell — teacher list (13 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /ā/a (as in table), ai (as in rain), ay (as in play) · rain
- /ē/e (as in me), y (as in baby), ea (as in eat), ee (as in see), ey (as in key) · bee
- /er/er (as in her), ir (as in bird), ur (as in turn), or (as in doctor) · fern
- /s/s (as in sun), ss, c (as in city) · sun
- /z/s (as in dogs), z (as in zip) · zebra
- /n/n (as in nest), kn (as in knee) · net
- /r/r (as in rain), wr (as in wrist) · rabbit
- /m/m (as in moon), mb (as in lamb) · moon
- /ow/ou (as in out), ow (as in cow) · mouse
- /oi/oi (as in coin), oy (as in boy) · coin
- /ĕ/e (as in bed), ea (as in bread) · egg
- /aw/au (as in haul), aw (as in lawn), augh (as in caught) · saw
- /o͞o/ew (as in few), ui (as in fruit), ue (as in blue) · blue
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
New Concept
Today we learn another spelling rule for when we add suffixes -ER, -EST, -ED, and -ING to words that end in silent E.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
Today we will learn another spelling rule for when we add suffixes -ER, -EST, -ED, and -ING to words. If the word ends with a silent E, we drop or take away the E before we add the suffix. For example, if I want to add -ING to the word I take away the E then add -ING: hoping. Another example, if I want to add -ER to nice I take away the silent E and add -ER: nicer. Remember, in words that end with silent E the first vowel usually makes a long sound.
Drop -e Rule
If a word ends with a silent E, we drop the E before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel, such as -ER, -EST, -ED, or -ING.
Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do