Use It Right
Which sentence shows an action happening right now?
A) I jumped on the trampoline.
B) I am jumping on the trampoline.
B) I am jumping on the trampoline.
The word is jog → jogging. What rule was used?
Double
Does the word see follow the Drop rule? Why or why not? Think about silent "e".
No. “See” becomes “seeing” with just Add, because there’s no silent “e” to drop.
They ______ (play) a game of tag outside.
They are playing a game of tag outside.
I am hoping on one foot.
Hopping: Double the P.
Choose the sentence using present progressive:
A) She walks to camp.
B) She is walking to camp.
B) She is walking to camp.
The word is hope → hoping. What rule was used?
Drop
The word begin becomes beginning. Is this a Double rule? Explain.
Yes, because “begin” ends in a vowel + consonant, and the stress is on the second syllable.
She ______ (write) a letter to her pen pal.
She is writing a letter to her pen pal.
She is takeing photos of the birds.
Taking - drop the e.
Fill in the blank: "The campers are _ (roast) marshmallows by the fire."
Roasting
The word is read → reading. What rule was used?
Add
The word is helping. Did we use the Double rule? Why or why not?
No. We just added -ing. “Help” ends in a consonant, but the vowel before it isn’t short and we don’t double the final letter.
We ______ (plan) our vacation right now.
We are planning our vacation right now.
They are runnning to the lake.
Running - too many N's, only double once.
Fix the sentence: "He is play outside with his friends."
He is playing outside with his friends.
The word is slip → slipping. What rule was used? Why?
Double. Because it's one syllable, ends in a vowel + consonant.
Does the word fixing follow the Double rule? Why or why not?
No. We don’t double the “x” in “fixing” because we just add -ing. The word ends in “x,” and we never double “x” at the end of a word.
The teacher ______ (set) up the snack table.
The teacher is setting up the snack table.
He is moveing the boat.
Moving - drop the e.
Which sentence shows future intention using present progressive?
A) I am going to the store after lunch.
B) I went to the store.
A) I am going to the store after lunch.
The word is bake → baking. What rule was used, and what did we remove?
Drop. We dropped the silent “e”.
True or False: All one-syllable verbs need to double the last letter before adding -ing.
FALSE. You only double the last letter if the word has one vowel followed by one consonant. Example: “hop” becomes “hopping,” but “help” becomes “helping.”
I ______ (read) while my brother ______ (watch) a movie.
I am reading while my brother is watching a movie.
We are shoping for supplies. Which rule did they forget and what is the fix?
Forgot double rule - it should be shopping.