Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ing" | English

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What rule is being used when the word 'control' becomes 'controlling' when adding the suffix -ing?
- Just add -ing.
- Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -ing.
- Double the consonant and add -ing. ✓
What rule is being used when the word 'smile' becomes 'smiling' when adding the suffix -ing?
- Just add -ing.
- Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -ing. ✓
- Double the consonant and add -ing.
What rule is being used when the word 'worry' becomes 'worrying' when adding the suffix -ing?
- Just add -ing.
- Keep the 'y' and add -ing. ✓
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -ing.
- Double the consonant and add -ing.
Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ing is added.
- cry - crying
  
  ⇔
  
  Keep the 'y' and add -ing. ✓
- like - liking
  
  ⇔
  
  Remove the 'e' and add -ing. ✓
- clap - clapping
  
  ⇔
  
  Double the consonant and add -ing. ✓
- blink - blinking
  
  ⇔
  
  Just add -ing ✓
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'They are planing to go camping.'
- planeing
- plannig
- planning ✓
- planinng
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She is hurying because she is late.'
- hurrieing
- hurying
- hurryin
- hurrying ✓

What rule is being used when the word 'prefer' becomes 'preferring' when adding the suffix -ing?
- Just add -ing.
- Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
- Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
- Double the consonant and add -ing. ✓
What rule is being used when the word 'jog' becomes 'jogging' when adding the suffix -ing?
- Just add -ing.
- Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
- Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
- Double the consonant and add -ing. ✓
What rule is being used when the word 'walk' becomes 'walking' when adding the suffix -ing?
- Just add -ing. ✓
- Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
- Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
- Double the consonant and add -ing.
Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ing is added.
- play - playing
  
  ⇔
  
  Just add -ing. ✓
- try - trying
  
  ⇔
  
  Keep the 'y' and add -ing. ✓
- bake - baking
  
  ⇔
  
  Remove the 'e' and add -ing. ✓
- dig - digging
  
  ⇔
  
  Double the consonant and add -ing. ✓
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I love studying the histry of cars.'
- hisstory
- histroy
- histree
- history ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She was dansing all night.'
- 'dancing' ✓

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When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense.
Using the strategy "big letters" is a useful practice strategy.
How to spell the curriculum word: history.

Pupils often miss the double letters in the middle of words that have a suffix.

Drawing attention to the patterns of how words are spelt when suffixes are added will help them to remember the double letter.

Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Verb - a doing or being word
Present tense - tells the reader the action is happening now