inflected endings and comparative endings

sitHow does the word end?

Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .sit

See a short vowel and a consonant too,

here’s the only thing to do:

DOUBLE the consonant, add –ing.

sitting

bakeHow does the word end?

Vowel, consonant, silent e!

This is the way the end must be . . .

bake

Drop, drop, drop silent e,

Drop the e, add –ed.

baked

rakeHow does the word end?

Vowel, consonant, silent e!

This is the way the end must be . . .

rake

Drop, drop, drop silent e,

Drop the e, add –ed.

raked

hugHow does the word end?

Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .

hug

See a short vowel and a consonant too,

here’s the only thing to do:

DOUBLE the consonant, add –ed.

hugged

hurryHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .hurry

Change the Y to an I and add –ed!

hurried

sadHow does the word end?

Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .

sad

See a short vowel and a consonant too,

here’s the only thing to do:

DOUBLE the consonant, add –er.

sadder

tallHow does the word end?

Vowel & 2 consonants!This is the way the end must be . . .

tall

Just add –est.

tallest

fryHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .

fry

Just add –ing!

frying

cryHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .cry

Change the Y to an I and add –es!

cries

danceHow does the word end?

Vowel, consonant, silent e!

This is the way the end must be . . .

dance

Drop, drop, drop silent e,

Drop the e, add –ed.

danced

skipHow does the word end?

Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .

skip

See a short vowel and a consonant too,

here’s the only thing to do:

DOUBLE the consonant, add –ing.

skipping

dryHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .dry

Change the Y to an I and add –ed!

dried

tryHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .try

Change the Y to an I and add –es!

tries

replyHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .reply

Just add –ing!

replying

raceHow does the word end?

Vowel, consonant, silent e!

This is the way the end must be . . .

race

Drop, drop, drop silent e,

Drop the e, add –ing.

racing

sillyHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .

silly

Change the Y to an I and add –est!

silliest

studyHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .study

Change the Y to an I and add –ed!

studied

funnyHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .funny

Change the Y to an I and add –er!

funnier

shopHow does the word end?

Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .

shop

See a short vowel and a consonant too,

here’s the only thing to do:

DOUBLE the consonant, add –ed.

shopped

carryHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .carry

Change the Y to an I and add –es!

carries

smallHow does the word end?

Vowel & 2 consonants!This is the way the end must be . . .small

Just add –est.

smallest

stayHow does the word end?

Vowel & Y!This is the way the end must be . . .

stay

Just add –ed.

stayed

sayHow does the word end?

Vowel & Y!This is the way the end must be . . .

say

Just add –ing!

saying

smileHow does the word end?

Vowel, consonant, silent e!

This is the way the end must be . . .

smile

Drop, drop, drop silent e,

Drop the e, add –ing.

smiling

playHow does the word end?

Vowel & Y!This is the way the end must be . . .

play

Just add –ed!

played

marryHow does the word end?

Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .marry

Just add –ing!

marrying

fatHow does the word end?

Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .fat

See a short vowel and a consonant too,

here’s the only thing to do:

DOUBLE the consonant, add –er. fatter

Inflected and Comparative Endings• If the word has a short vowel and one consonant, double the consonant. Then add the ending. Shop = shopped

• If the word has a short vowel with two consonants, just add the ending. Small = smallest

• If the word has a vowel, consonant and silent e, drop the silent e. Then add the ending. Smile = smiling

• To add –ed, -er, -es, or –est to words that end with a consonant and a Y, change the Y to an i. Then add the ending. Funny = funnier

• To add –ing to a word that ends with a Y, just add the ending. marry = marrying

• If the word ends with a vowel and a Y, just add the ending. Play = played