Use -ck, -tch, -dge?
swich or switch
switch
poke + ing
Yes.
poking
drum + ing
Yes!
drumming
Why is judge spelled with a d, but surge is not?
judge follows the 1-1-1 dge rule
surge has an r after the vowel
juged or judged
judged
peek + ing
No.
peeking
play + ed
No.
played
What rule do these words follow?
miss, fizz, stuff, spill
The Floss Rule
craking or cracking
cracking
juggle + ed
Yes
juggled
flat + en
Yes!
flatten
What rule do these words follow?
price, cinch, cycle
gem, ginger, gym
Gentle Cindy / soft C soft g
barge or bardge
barge
remove + ed
Yes.
removed
spoon + ed
No.
spooned
What rule do these words follow?
shopped, swimming, jogged
Doubling the final consonant when adding a suffix
pouch or poutch
pouch
place + ing
Yes.
placing
No.
sadly
What rule do these words follow?
joked, saving, chased, shaking
Drop the final e when adding a suffix