Definitions and facts
What tense does -ed make a word?
past
Add -ed to the following word: spot
spotted
Add -ing to the following word: spot
spotting
Add -er to the following word: spot
spotter
What is the past tense of swim?
swam
What tense does -ing make a word?
present
Add -ed to the following word: grip
gripped
Add -ing to the following word: grip
gripping
Add -er to the following word: grip
gripper
What is the past tense of forget?
forgot
What does the suffix -er mean?
someone/something who
Add -ed to the following word: trim
trimmed
Add -ing to the following word: trim
trimming
Add -er to the following word: trim
trimmer
What is the past tense of begin?
began
What is the doubling/1-1-1 rule?
double the final consonant for words that 1) have one syllable, 2) have a short vowel, and 2) end in a consonant
Add -ed to the following word: clip
clipped
Add -ing to the following word: clip
clipping
Add -er to the following word: clip
clipper
took
Which of these words can have the doubling/1-1-1 rule applied to it?
- stop
- dance
- type
stop --> stopping, stopped, stopper
Add -ed to the following word: wrap
wrapped
Add -ing to the following word: wrap
wrapping
Add -er to the following word: wrap
wrapper
What is the past tense of drive?
drove