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Drop the e or Double the Letter is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on adding -ing and -ed to words ending in e or in one short vowel and a consonant, aligned to Common Core standard L.3.2. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Drop the e or Double the Letter

L.3.2

NameDate

Choose the right spelling from the box.

1.run + ing = ___

Choose: running · runing · runeing

2.plan + ed = ___

Choose: planned · planed · planeed

3.smile + ed = ___

Choose: smiled · smileed · smilled

4.stop + ed = ___

Choose: stopped · stoped · stopeed

5.shine + ing = ___

Choose: shining · shineing · shinning

6.clap + ing = ___

Choose: clapping · claping · clapeing

7.ride + ing = ___

Choose: riding · rideing · ridding

8.make + ing = ___

Choose: making · makeing · makking

9.swim + ing = ___

Choose: swimming · swiming · swimeing

10.sit + ing = ___

Choose: sitting · siting · siteing

LessonPrint · L.3.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Drop the e or Double the Letter

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.running
  2. 2.planned
  3. 3.smiled
  4. 4.stopped
  5. 5.shining
  6. 6.clapping
  7. 7.riding
  8. 8.making
  9. 9.swimming
  10. 10.sitting

Questions about Drop the e or Double the Letter

What does the Drop the e or Double the Letter worksheet cover?

It practices adding -ing and -ed to words ending in e or in one short vowel and a consonant — 10 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core L.3.2: Capitalize titles, punctuate dialogue and possessives, and spell using patterns. The instruction to students is “Choose the right spelling from the box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Drop the e or Double the Letter practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2 — L.3.2, under Language for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Drop the e or Double the Letter is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on L.3.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Drop the e or Double the Letter come with an answer key?

Yes. All 10 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Drop the e or Double the Letter can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Drop the e or Double the Letter free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Drop the e or Double the Letter, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.3.2

Capitalize titles, punctuate dialogue and possessives, and spell using patterns.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.3.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.