SuffixesSuffixesAdding ‘ing’ or ‘ed’Adding ‘ing’ or ‘ed’

Some simple rules and examplesSome simple rules and examples

What do we do?What do we do?Look at and read the word.Look at and read the word.

Listen to the vowel sound – is it long Listen to the vowel sound – is it long or short?or short?

See what happens to the short vowel See what happens to the short vowel words here…words here…

Short vowel soundsShort vowel sounds

laplap begbeg hithit nodnod putput

lapping/lappedlapping/lapped begging/beggedbegging/begged hittinghitting nodding/noddednodding/nodded puttingputting

RuleRule

If the vowel is a If the vowel is a shortshort sound with sound with only one consonantonly one consonant after it, then after it, then you you mustmust double the consonant.double the consonant.

How many consonants after the How many consonants after the short vowel sound here?short vowel sound here?

backback hunthunt bankbank turnturn jumpjump liftlift

backing/backedbacking/backed hunting/huntedhunting/hunted banking/bankedbanking/banked turning/turnedturning/turned jumping/jumpedjumping/jumped lifting/liftedlifting/lifted

If the vowel is a If the vowel is a shortshort sound, sound, but has but has more than one more than one

consonant consonant after it then –after it then –just add just add ‘ing’ or ‘ed’‘ing’ or ‘ed’

Can you think of any more words like Can you think of any more words like these?these?

Look at the next list of Look at the next list of words words

Tell your neighbor what you notice – Tell your neighbor what you notice – there is something the there is something the samesame about about

each one…each one…

Look…Look…

hopehope jokejoke fakefake slideslide fakefake tunetune

hoping/hopedhoping/hoped joking/jokedjoking/joked faking/fakedfaking/faked sliding/slidsliding/slid faking/fakedfaking/faked tuning/tunedtuning/tuned

RuleRule

If it ends in a If it ends in a silent‘e’silent‘e’ – – drop the drop the ‘e’‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ when adding ‘ing’ or ‘ed’

Now you think what the Now you think what the next rule might be …next rule might be …

Look at this new list of words.Look at this new list of words.

What is the same?What is the same?

breakbreak leapleap looklook sleepsleep cheatcheat floatfloat boilboil sailsail

breakingbreaking leapingleaping looking/lookedlooking/looked sleepingsleeping cheating/cheatedcheating/cheated floating/floatedfloating/floated boiling/boiledboiling/boiled sailing/sailedsailing/sailed

What is the rule?What is the rule?

Talk with your partner and then tell Talk with your partner and then tell your teacheryour teacher

Rules for adding ‘ing’Rules for adding ‘ing’

ShortShort vowel sound, with vowel sound, with one consonantone consonant = = Double the consonant and add ‘ing’Double the consonant and add ‘ing’

ShortShort vowel sound, vowel sound, with with two consonantstwo consonants= = Just add ‘ing’Just add ‘ing’

Ending in Ending in silent‘e’silent‘e’ = = Drop the ‘e’ then add ‘ing’Drop the ‘e’ then add ‘ing’

Long vowel sound = Long vowel sound = Just add ‘ing’Just add ‘ing’

Sort these words into the grid Sort these words into the grid below:below:

namename drinkdrink snowsnow hithitfanfan skipskip paintpaint drivedrive

meltmelt washwash divedive swimswimLook for more examples in your reading booksLook for more examples in your reading books

Just add ‘ing’Just add ‘ing’ Double the Double the consonantconsonant

Drop the ‘e’ and Drop the ‘e’ and add ‘ing’add ‘ing’