Double the Consonant & Drop Silent e Activities Bundle – Adding -ed and -ing Spelling Rules (Grades 2–4)

Description

Spelling rules get tricky when adding -ed and -ing to verbs.  Students must understand:

• When to double the final consonant
• When to drop silent e
• When to just add the suffix

How do I teach double the consonant & drop silent e effectively?

Effective instruction includes:

• Explicitly teaching each rule
• Providing immediate feedback
• Differentiating to accommodate levels of understanding and learning styles

Interactive PowerPoint & Google Slides

This bundle includes an interactive PowerPoint and Google Slides lesson.  This presentation helps you hook your students so they can master these tricky spelling rules!

Here’s what’s included in this suffix lesson:

• Explicit examples of doubling the consonant and dropping silent e when adding -ed and -ing
• Click and reveal guided practice
• Five interactive multiple-choice slides for doubling the consonant
• Five interactive multiplie choice slides for dropping silent e
• 11 mixed practice slides
• Feedback slides for everything

This presentation works great for teaching spelling rules to the whole class or sending to a small group of students on Google Classroom.

What activities are included for adding -ed and -ing?

The activities in this bundle are versatile.  They work for independent assignments, small groups, homework, partner practice, assessment, and morning work.

Here’s what’ included

• Word Sort
  • 24 Words to sort under three headings
  • Differentiated recording sheets
  • Answer Keys
  • Print-Friendly & Digital Version of the sort
• A poster in color, black & white, and sized to fit an interactive notebook (black & white)
• A sort and foldable for interactive notebooks
• Three Spinner Games (drop silent e, double the consonant, and mixed practice)
• A Maze – Students find correctly spelled verbs to complete the path
• A word find – Students add suffixes and find the words.
• Six differentiated worksheets – Choose the one(s) that work best for the age and ability level of your students.
• Three Four-in-a-Row games
• Answer Keys when appropriate
• Six digital activities to practice the rules in isolation
• Four digital activities with mixed practice for doubling the consonant and dropping the silent e

What grade level is this best for?

The spelling activities in this bundle are designed for teachers in grades 2-4.  They will empower you to teach:

• Explicit spelling
• Aligned to the Science of  Reading
• In your multi-ability classroom (both intervention and enrichment)

Are you ready to get more out of your spelling lessons?

Give your students structured, engaging practice with double the consonant and drop silent e rules so that they can confidently apply them in their writing.

Add this bundle to your cart and make suffix instruction smoother tomorrow.

Additional Resources

Check out this blog post for easy to create activities that help your students master the double consonant rule.