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