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Using the suffix -ed to make the past tense

I can spell a verb in the past tense using the suffix -ed.

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Using the suffix -ed to make the past tense

I can spell a verb in the past tense using the suffix -ed.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. If the word ends in a consonant, generally just add the suffix -ed.
  2. If the word ends in 'y', remove the 'y' and add -ied.
  3. If the word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add -ed.
  4. If there is a short vowel sound, double the consonant and add -ed.
  5. How to spell a range of curriculum words, including equip, equipped and attached.

Common misconception

Children misspell the 'ough' letter string, like in 'thought' or 'fought'.

Use the phrase 'oh you grumpy hippo' to remember the sequence of letters: o u g h.

Keywords

  • Past tense - shows that the action happened before now

  • Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word

  • Present tense - shows the action is happening now

  • Verb - doing, being or having word

  • Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

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6 Questions

Q1.
Select the suffixes.
Correct answer: -ed
un-
Correct answer: -ly
de-
Correct answer: -ful
Q2.
Select all the words containing the suffix -ed.
Correct answer: stayed
slept
Correct answer: jogged
edible
Correct answer: worried
Q3.
Match the words ending with the suffix -ed to their root words.
Correct Answer:stop,stopped

stopped

Correct Answer:hurry,hurried

hurried

Correct Answer:appreciate,appreciated

appreciated

Correct Answer:laugh,laughed

laughed

Q4.
Which sentences are in the past tense?
Correct answer: He went home.
I love apples and berries.
Correct answer: They ran across the field.
You do not have a pen.
Correct answer: She walked to the shop.
Q5.
Match the present tense verbs with their past tense verbs.
Correct Answer:stay,stayed

stayed

Correct Answer:share,shared

shared

Correct Answer:go,went

went

Correct Answer:sleep,slept

slept

Q6.
What rule is being used when the word 'slice' becomes 'sliced' when adding the suffix -ed?
Just add -ed.
Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.
Correct answer: Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
Double the consonant and add -ed.

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6 Questions

Q1.
What rule is being used when the word 'commit' becomes 'committed' when adding the suffix -ed?
Just add -ed.
Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.
Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
Correct answer: Double the consonant and add -ed.
Q2.
What rule is being used when the word 'occupy' becomes 'occupied' when adding the suffix -ed?
Just add -ed.
Correct answer: Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.
Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
Double the consonant and add -ed.
Q3.
What rule is being used when the word 'sacrifice' becomes 'sacrificed' when adding the suffix -ed?
Just add -ed.
Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.
Correct answer: Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
Double the consonant and add -ed.
Q4.
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'He dragd his coat along the ground.'
Correct Answer: dragged
Q5.
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I perswadid Mum to let me stay up late.'
Correct Answer: persuaded
Q6.
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The room was okupied so we couldn't go in.'
Correct Answer: occupied