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.

What rule is being used when the word 'commit' becomes 'committed' 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. ✓
What rule is being used when the word 'occupy' becomes 'occupied' 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.
What rule is being used when the word 'sacrifice' becomes 'sacrificed' 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.
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'He dragd his coat along the ground.'
- 'dragged' ✓
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I perswadid Mum to let me stay up late.'
- 'persuaded' ✓
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The room was okupied so we couldn't go in.'
- 'occupied' ✓

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If the word ends in a consonant, generally just add the suffix -ed.
If the word ends in 'y', remove the 'y' and add -ied.
If the word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add -ed.
If there is a short vowel sound, double the consonant and add -ed.
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Past tense - shows that the action happened before now
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word
Present tense - shows the action is happening now
Verb - doing, being or having word
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes