Question

Which of the words below is an exception to this rule?

For words ending with silent e, drop the e before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel, such as –ing, –ive, –able, or –er.
bingeing
receiving
rhyming
timely

Answer 1

Exception 2: Keeping silent E before “-ous”

The suffix “-ous” creates a few exceptions to the silent E rule, though these only occur in words in which silent E follows the consonant G. For example: advantage→advantageous. courage→courageous.