The 1-1-1 Doubling Rule
Word: RUN. Add -ING.
Running
Word: MAKE. Add -ING
making
word: CRY. Add -ED.
cried
Word: WISH. Add -ED. Do you double the H?
No, wished
THE "ILLING" EXCEPTION: Take the word SKI. Add -ING. Since we never change "i" to "y," how do you spell this winter sport?
skiing
Word: BIG. Add -EST.
Word: HOPE. Add -FUL.
hopeful
Word: PLAY. Add -ED.
played
Word: DANCE. Add -ER. Do you drop the E?
yes! dancer
THE BUSY BEE: Take the word BUS. Add -ES. Even though it's a 1-1-1 word, we usually don't double the S. Spell it!
buses
Word: BAT. Add -ER
batter
Word: RIDE. Add -ER.
rider
Word: SUNNY. Add -ER
sunnier
Word: STAY. Add -ING. Do you change Y to I?
no, staying!
THE SOFT C/G RULE: Take NOTICE. Add -ABLE. We keep the "e" here to make the "c" stay soft. Spell it!
noticeable
Word: STOP. Add -ED
stopped
Word: SAFE. Add -TY
safety
Word: BOY. Add -S
boys
Word: SLIM. Add -EST. Do you double the M?
THE Y-TO-I EXCEPTION: Take the word FLY. Add -ING. We can't have two "i's" in a row, so we just leave it alone. Spell it!
What is F-L-Y-I-N-G?
Word: THIN. Add -EST.
thinnest
Word: DRIVE. Add -ING.
driving
Word: HAPPY. Add -NESS
happiness
Word: CARE. Add -LESS. Do you drop the E?
no! careless
THE WEIRD ONE: Take the word TRUE. Add -LY. This is a famous rule-breaker where we drop the "e" even though the suffix starts with a consonant.
What is T-R-U-L-Y?
Word: GRAB. Add -ED
Word: LOVE. Add -ABLE.
loveable
Word: CRY. Add -ING
crying
Word: FLY. Add -ES. Do you change Y to I?
yes! Flies
THE GAS EXCEPTION: Take the word GAS. Add -ES. Like the word "bus," we don't double the S here. Spell the word for more than one gas.
What is G-A-S-E-S?