Level A2
Silent E Rule
She is making a cake.
Look: She is making a cake. The word took a tail, so the silent letter at the end was dropped.
Forms
make + ing = making— the silent letter at the end is droppedhope + ed = hoped— the same with the tail about the pastwalk + ing = walking— no silent letter, so the word stays whole
A common mistake
Wrong: She is makeing a cake.
Right: She is making a cake.
A common mistake is to keep the silent letter. We write: She is making a cake.
More examples
They danced all evening.
The tail about the past, silent letter dropped: They danced all evening.
He is writing a letter to his teacher.
The tail about now, silent letter dropped: He is writing a letter to his teacher.