Sounds of -ed
In the word "asked," the -ed ending makes this quiet sound, like at the start of the word "top."
What is the /t/ sound?
If you are doing it right now, you aren't just "helping," you are "___."
What is helping?
This suffix is added to a word to show that the action already happened in the past.
What is -ed?
Fill in the blank: a-s-k-e-_.
What is d? (asked)
This spelling word rhymes with "yelling."
What is spelling?
In the word "spelled," the -ed ending makes this vibrating sound, like at the start of the word "dog."
What is the /d/ sound?
The base word of "turning."
What is turn?
This suffix is added to a word to show that the action is happening right now.
What is -ing?
Fill in the blank: h-e-l-p-i-n-_.
What is g? (helping)
This spelling word rhymes with "burned."
What is turned?
This word from your list rhymes with "skated" and the -ed makes an extra syllable sound.
What is waited?
This word means you are talking to God
What is praying?
Between "waited" and "waiting," this one belongs in the sentence: "I am ___ for the bus right now."
What is waiting?
To turn "pray" into "prayed," you must add these two letters.
What are e-d?
This spelling word rhymes with "staying."
What is praying?
Of your spelling words "prayed," "rested," and "reached," this is the only one where you hear the /ed/ sound at the end.
What is rested?
To spell the word "reaching," you add -ing to this base word.
What is reach?
Between "spelled" and "spelling," this one belongs in the sentence: "Yesterday, I ___ all my words correctly."
What is spelled?
This is how you correctly spell the word "reached."
What is r-e-a-c-h-e-d?
This spelling word rhymes with "bested."
What is rested?
These are the three different sounds the -ed suffix can make depending on the base word.
What are /t/, /d/, and /ed/?
This word describes what you are doing if you are having a nap or sitting on the couch to relax.
What is resting?
In the sentence "She turned the page," this is the base word before the suffix was added.
What is turn?
These are the two letters that come after "spell" to make the word "spelling."
What are i-n? (followed by g)
This spelling word rhymes with "masked."
What is asked?