Retain or drop the final “e”?
Drop the “e” if the suffix begins with a vowel:
- believe — believing
- care — caring
- desire — desirable
- move — movable
- value — valuable
- assure — assurance
Retain the “e” if the suffix begins with a consonant:
- manage — management
- require — requirement
- hope — hopeful
- like — likely
- clue — clueless