Adding the suffix -ed to verbs | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Select the suffixes.
- -ing ✓
- in-
- un-
- -ful ✓
- -ly ✓
Select all the words containing the suffix -ed.
- stayed ✓
- heard
- hopped ✓
- tables
- cried ✓
Match the words ending with the suffix -ed to their root words.
- hop
  
  ⇔
  
  hopped ✓
- try
  
  ⇔
  
  tried ✓
- bake
  
  ⇔
  
  baked ✓
- enjoy
  
  ⇔
  
  enjoyed ✓
Which sentences are in the past tense?
- We went camping. ✓
- I like fish and chips.
- They played hockey together. ✓
- I do not eat meat.
- I waved at my dad. ✓
Match the present tense verbs with their past tense verbs.
- play
  
  ⇔
  
  played ✓
- care
  
  ⇔
  
  cared ✓
- go
  
  ⇔
  
  went ✓
- stop
  
  ⇔
  
  stopped ✓
Where is a suffix found in a word?
- at the start
- in the middle
- at the end ✓
- nowhere

What rule is being used when the word 'slip' becomes 'slipped' 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 'try' becomes 'tried' 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 'smile' becomes 'smiled' 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.
Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ed is added.
- enjoy - enjoyed
  
  ⇔
  
  Just add -ed. ✓
- cry - cried
  
  ⇔
  
  Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied. ✓
- use - used
  
  ⇔
  
  Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed. ✓
- clap - clapped
  
  ⇔
  
  Double the consonant and add -ed. ✓
Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.
- Stars apear in the sky at night.
- Stars appear in the sky at night. ✓
- This morning, I heard a dog barking. ✓
- This morning, I herd a dog barking.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: Draw a surcal shape for the head.
- 'circle' ✓

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Adding the suffix -ed turns the verb into the past tense and the -ed can sound like /id/, /d/ or /t/.
When a verb has two syllables and the final syllable is stressed, double the consonant and add -ed.
When a verb ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add the suffix -ed.
When a verb ends in 'y', swap it for an 'i' and add the suffix -ed.
How to spell the common exception words: heard, appear and circle.

Pupils can think that all verbs ending in 'y' follow the rule remove the 'y' and add -ied.

Look at examples that add -ed and remove the 'y' and add -ied. Focus on the sound the 'y' is making and see if it is part of a digraph.