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Spelling Rules for the Present
Progressive Tense
Some verbs just need ‘ing’ adding to them:
•read – reading
•stand – standing
•jump - ???????
If a verb ends in a silent ‘e’, drop the final ‘e’ and add ‘ing’
• leave – leaving
•take – taking
•receive - ??????????
In a one syllable word, if the three last letters are consonant – vowel –
consonant (cvc), double the last consonant before adding ‘ing’
•sit – sitting•run – running
•hop - ?????????
….however, Do not double the consonant in words that end in w,
x, or y!
•sew – sewing
•fix – fixing
•enjoy - ????????
In words of two or more syllables that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant
combination, double the last consonant only if the last syllable is stressed.
•admit – admitting
•regret - ?????????
If a verb ends in ‘ie’, change the ‘ie’ to y before adding ‘ing’
•die – dying
•tie - ????????
Here are your answers:
• jumping
• receiving
• hopping
• enjoying
• regretting
• tying
Now try these ones:• drive• hope• smile• dance• joke• shake• choose• come
Answers
• driving• hoping• smiling• dancing• joking• shaking• choosing• coming
…and these
• begin
• hop
• swim
• run
• create
• write
• fill
Answers• beginning
• hopping
• swimming
• running
• creating
• writing
• filling