Definitions and facts
What tense does -ing make a word?
present
Add -ed to the following word: shop
shopped
Add -ing to the following word: shop
shopping
Add -er to the following word: shop
shopper
What is the past tense of swim?
swam
What tense does -ed make a word?
past
Add -ed to the following word: skip
skipped
Add -ing to the following word: skip
skipping
Add -er to the following word: skip
skipper
What is the past tense of forget?
forgot
What does the suffix -er mean?
someone/something who
Add -ed to the following word:plan
planned
Add -ing to the following word: plan
planning
Add -er to the following word: plan
planner
What is the past tense of begin?
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: rip
ripped
Add -ing to the following word: sit
sitting
Add -er to the following word: run
runner
What is the past tense of write?
wrote
Which of these words can have the doubling/1-1-1 rule applied to it?
- sneak
- bag
- try
bag --> bagged, bagging, bagger
Add -ed to the following word: jog
jogged
Add -ing to the following word: spin
spinning
Add -er to the following word: dim
dimmer
What is the past tense of choose?