Why is the word 'baking' spelled without an 'e' at the end of 'bake'?

Soal

Why is the word 'baking' spelled without an 'e' at the end of 'bake'?

• A. Because the 'e' is silent and dropped before '-ing'
• B. Because it's an exception
• C. Because 'bake' becomes 'bak'
• D. Because we never add 'e' to verbs

Jawaban

A. Because the 'e' is silent and dropped before '-ing'

Pembahasan

When adding '-ing' to a word ending in silent 'e', drop the 'e' (bake → baking).