Question

The suffixes -ed, -ful, -ing, and -y can be added to the end of the word taste.

For which of the following do you not need to drop the final e before adding the suffix?


taste + -ful


taste + -ing


taste + -y


taste + -ed

Answer 1

Taste-y

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct spelling is tasty.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given options the only one in which you do NOT NEED to drop the final (e) before adding the suffix is option A (TASTEFUL).

TASTEFUL is an adjective which meaning is (something with good flavor). The spelling of the other options, after adding the suffix, would be:

• Tasting.

• Tasty.

• Tasted.