Using the suffix -ed to make the past tense | English

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Select the suffixes.
- -ed ✓
- un-
- -ly ✓
- de-
- -ful ✓
Select all the words containing the suffix -ed.
- stayed ✓
- slept
- jogged ✓
- edible
- worried ✓
Match the words ending with the suffix -ed to their root words.
- stop
  
  ⇔
  
  stopped ✓
- hurry
  
  ⇔
  
  hurried ✓
- appreciate
  
  ⇔
  
  appreciated ✓
- laugh
  
  ⇔
  
  laughed ✓
Which sentences are in the past tense?
- He went home. ✓
- I love apples and berries.
- They ran across the field. ✓
- You do not have a pen.
- She walked to the shop. ✓
Match the present tense verbs with their past tense verbs.
- stay
  
  ⇔
  
  stayed ✓
- share
  
  ⇔
  
  shared ✓
- go
  
  ⇔
  
  went ✓
- sleep
  
  ⇔
  
  slept ✓
What rule is being used when the word 'slice' becomes 'sliced' when adding the suffix -ed?
- Just add -ed.
- Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed. ✓
- Double the consonant and add -ed.