Double Me or Not
What are the three "1's" in the 1-1-1 doubling rule
1 syllable
1 vowel
1 ending consonant (1 consonant after the vowel)
Write the base word:
shopping
shop
Write the new word:
make + ing = ?
making
Write the word:
past tense of "sail"
sailed
What do the following suffixes mean?
ed
ing
ed = past tense
ing = present tense
Write the new word:
tap + ing = ?
tapping
Write the base word:
baked
bake
Write the new word:
slide + ing = ?
sliding
Write the word:
drift "right now"
drifting
What does this word mean?
snowed
snow in the past (past tense)
Write the new word:
look + ed = ?
looked
Write the base word:
sliding
slide
Write the new word:
slope + ed = ?
sloped
Fill in the blank:
Felicity ________ mom bake a cake yesterday.
helping helped
helped
What does this word mean?
flipped
flip in the past (past tense)
Write the new word:
sled + ing = ?
sledding
Write the base word:
played
play
Write the new word:
stare + ing = ?
staring
Fill in the blank:
Dante is ________ his bike up the steep hill.
pushed pushing
pushing
What does this word mean:
racing
race right now (present tense)
Write the new word:
color + ed + ?
colored
Write the base word:
taping
tape
Write the new word:
paste + ed = ?
pasted
Choose the correct answer:
Dad _____________ the truck into a tree.
a) baked
b) backed
b) backed
What does this word mean?
aged
age past tense (in the past)