Seven pages on the spelling rules for adding endings. Children write base words such as hop, bake and cry with -s, -ed and -ing, cut out words to sort by the rule that made them (double it, drop the e, change y to i, or just add), read sentences to choose the word that fits, sort -ed words by the sound it makes, and sort plurals made with -s, -es and -ies.
Write hop and hope on the board and add -ing to each: hopping and hoping. Show how the doubled letter keeps the short vowel short. Build a chart of the three rules with a key word for each, and add words to it all week.
Pick three action words and add -ed and -ing together. Does the spelling change? Which rule did you use?
Worksheets on adding -s, -es, -ed and -ing when the base word changes: double the last letter (hop, hopping), drop the e (bake, baking) or change y to i (cry, cried). Children write each word with its endings, sort words by the rule used, choose the word that fits a sentence, and sort -ed words and plurals.
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