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Games: When to drop the final e

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Word list description

The words in this list follow an important spelling rule regarding the final e in words. You should drop the e when adding a vowel suffix to a word, but you must keep it when adding a consonant suffix. Understanding this rule is essential for improving your spelling skills and ensuring that your writing remains clear and correct.

Let's use the word take as an example. When you add the vowel suffix -ing, it changes to taking as you drop the final e. However, in the case of a consonant suffix, such as in hateful, you keep the e. This rule also applies to other pairs of words, like use becoming using and safe turning into safely.

By learning to apply this spelling rule correctly, you will improve your writing skills and boost your confidence in using English. Throughout this page, we will provide examples that illustrate how this rule works in practice, helping you become more comfortable with spelling variations. Let’s dive in and explore this important aspect of English spelling!

Spelling games

Free games

Winter spelling gameBouncing Baubles
Christmas spelling!

Winter spelling gameSpelling Snowball
Winter spelling fun!

Egg hunt spelling gameEgg Hunt
 Crack the eggs!

Word search Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Print version

Against the clock Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.

Mayan Temple spelling gameMayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.

Monkey Business spelling gameMonkey Business
It's bananas!


Pattern recognition games Pattern recognition games are anagram based games designed to help identify and memorise the sequence of letters within a word.

Fishy Business spelling gameFishy Business
A fishy game that bites!

Rain spelling gameRain Drops
A spelling game for a rainy day.

Chick spelling gameEgg Hunt
Crack the eggs!

Asteroids spelling gameAsteroids
Out of this world spelling game!

Bouncing Anagram spelling gameBouncing Anagram
A lively anagram spelling game.

Bouncing Anagram Extreme spelling gameBouncing Anagram Extreme
An extreme anagram game!

Problem solving games Problem solving games help with word and letter pattern recognition and proofreading skills.

Wild West spelling gameWild West
Get off your horse and spell.

Which Witch spelling gameWhich Witch
Hangman with a twist.

Word search Word Search, medium
The classic English word game.
Print version

Word search Word Search, large
The classic English word game.
Print version

CodebreakerCodebreaker
Decode the enemy message.

Voice and vocabulary games Voice and vocabulary games help to strengthen the important link between the way words are spoken and written and introduce or reinforce vocabulary.

Bugs spelling gameSticky Bugs
Catch bugs to spell the words.

Spelling Bee spelling game Spelling Bee
A 'Spelling Bee' style game.

Cool Spelling game Cool Spelling
Chill Out!

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