Derivatives
Words Ending with e
You will now study the spelling of words formed from words that end with e. Here is the guiding rule.
Rule:
Drop the final e when a termination that begins with a vowel is added. Retain the final e when a termination that begins with a consonant is added.Notice that according to the guiding rule the past tense of verbs that end with e is formed by simply adding d. The present participle, however, is formed by dropping e and adding ing.
Be sure to consult the dictionary whenever you are in doubt about the pronunciation of any word.
Derived From
accommodation
accommodating
accommodate
accumulation
accumulating
accumulate
advisable
advisory
advise
arrangement
arranging
arrange
choosing
chose*
choose
commencement
commencing
commence
congratulation
congratulatory
congratulate
continually
continuous
continue
desirable
desirous
desire
elimination
eliminating
eliminate
exaggeration
exaggerating
exaggerate
excusable
excusing
excuse
facilitating
facilitated
facilitate
fluctuation
fluctuating
fluctuate
hoping
hopefulness
hope
illumination
illuminating
illuminate
interfering
interfered
interfere
losing
lost*
lose
preparation
preparatory
prepare
scheduling
scheduled
schedule
aggravation
aggravating
aggravate
believing
believed
believe
competitor
competing
compete
criticizing
criticized
criticize
disciplining
disciplined
discipline
emergency
emerging
emerge
exercising
exercised
exercise
fascination
fascinating
fascinate
grievous
grieving
grieve
imitation
imitating
imitate
improvement
improving
improve
inclosure
inclosing
inclose
licensing
licensed
license
merchandising
merchandiser
merchandise
movement
movable
move
owing
owed
owe
perseverance
persevering
persevere
practicing
practiced
practice
pursuant
pursuing
pursue
receivable
receiving
receive
reimbursement
reimbursing
reimburse
salable
salability
sale
separation
separating
separate
sizable
sizing
size
surprising
surprised
surprise
achievement
achieving
achieve
approval
approving
approve
balancing
balanced
balance
concentration
concentrating
concentrate
definitely
definiteness
definite
disbursement
disbursing
disburse
dispensing
indispensable
dispense
dissipation
dissipating
dissipate
distribution
distributing
distribute
encouragement
encouraging
encourage
entitling
entitled
entitle
exhilaration
exhilarating
exhilarate
exonerating
exoneration
exonerate
inducement
inducing
induce
likely
likelihood
like
liquidation
liquidating
liquidate
lively
liveliness
live
participating
participation
participate
realization
realizing
realize
recognizable
recognizing
recognize
reconcilement
reconciliation
reconcile
scenery
scenic
scene
seizable
seizure
seize
valuable
valuing
value
writing
typewriting
write
caring
carefulness
care
censurable
censuring
censure
comparison
comparing
compare
completely
completing
complete
conceding
conceded
concede
contributor
contribution
contribute
corroboration
corroborating
corroborate
dissemination
disseminating
disseminate
endurance
enduring
endure
excitement
exciting
excite
forcible
forcing
force
forgiveness
forgiving
forgive
interceding
interceded
intercede
italicizing
italicized
italicize
measurement
measuring
measure
notable
notation
note
observable
observance
observe
radiator
radiation
radiate
responsible
responsibility
response
reversible
reversing
reverse
standardization
standardizing
standardize
superseding
superseded
supersede
supervision
supervisor
supervise
survival
surviving
survive
using
usage
use
allocation
allocating
allocate
assurance
assuring
assure
citation
citing
cite
communication
communicating
communicate
compensation
compensating
compensate
debatable
debating
debate
definable
defining
define
depreciation
depreciating
depreciate
derivation
deriving
derive
dividend
dividing
divide
enhancement
enhancing
enhance
enlargement
enlarging
enlarge
enumeration
enumerating
enumerate
foreclosure
foreclosing
foreclose
icing
iceless
ice
imagination
imaginable
imagine
infringemen
infringing
infringe
insinuation
insinuating
insinuate
lovable
loving
love
preservation
preserving
preserve
reiteration
reiterating
reiterate
requirement
requiring
require
scarcely
scarcity
scarce
surely
surety
sure
wasting
wastefulness
waste
* The past tense of these verbs is irregular.