Starter quiz
- What rule is being used when the word 'hug' becomes 'hugged' 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. ✓
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- What rule is being used when the word 'cry' becomes 'cried' 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.
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- Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ed is added.
- call - called⇔Just add -ed. ✓
- fry - fried⇔Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied. ✓
- chase - chased⇔Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed. ✓
- skip - skipped⇔Double the consonant and add -ed. ✓
- Select all the words containing the suffix -ing.
- sing
- playing ✓
- played
- swimming ✓
- string
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. She chopt the apple into small pieces.
- choped
- choppid
- choppt
- chopped ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Jun arskt the teacher a question.
- arsked
- asked ✓
- askt
- askeed
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Exit quiz
- Which suffix does the main verb in a progressive tense always end with?
- -ed
- -es
- -ly
- -ing ✓
- -less
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- When do we 'remove the 'e', add -ing' when using the suffix -ing?
- When the root word ends in 'e'. ✓
- When the root word ends in two consonant letters.
- When the root word is a single syllable with a short vowel.
- When the root word ends in 'ie'.
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- When do we ‘keep the 'y' and add -ing' when using the suffix -ing?
- When the root word ends in two consonant letters.
- When the root word is a single syllable with a short vowel.
- When the root word is two syllables with a stressed final syllable.
- When the root word ends in 'y' making the /ee/ or /igh/ sound. ✓
- When the root word ends in a vowel digraph including a 'y'. ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. They were smiling at the audience.
- smilling
- smilin
- smileing
- smiling ✓
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- Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.
- He couldn't believe the lenth of the crocodile.
- He couldn't believe the length of the crocodile. ✓
- She showed enormous strength lifting the heavy box. ✓
- She showed enormous stregnth lifting the heavy box.
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Would you like a piece of froot?
- 'fruit' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Adding the suffix -ing turns the verb into the progressive tense.
- When the word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add the suffix -ing.
- When the word ends in 'y', just add the suffix -ing.
- How to spell the curriculum words: length, strength and fruit.
Common misconception
Pupils may think 'y' is removed and replaced with an 'i', like with the suffix -ed e.g. carry
Show that we end up with two 'i's in a row if this happens: fly becoming fliing, so we keep the 'y'.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word
Progressive tense - a tense that denotes ongoing action
Verb - a doing or being word
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