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Adding the suffix -ed to verbs

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

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Year 4

Adding the suffix -ed to verbs

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

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Adding the suffix -ed turns the verb into the past tense and the -ed can sound like /id/, /d/ or /t/.
  2. When a verb has two syllables and the final syllable is stressed, double the consonant and add -ed.
  3. When a verb ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add the suffix -ed.
  4. When a verb ends in 'y', swap it for an 'i' and add the suffix -ed.
  5. How to spell the common exception words: heard, appear and circle.

Common misconception

Pupils can think that all verbs ending in 'y' follow the rule remove the 'y' and add -ied.

Look at examples that add -ed and remove the 'y' and add -ied. Focus on the sound the 'y' is making and see if it is part of a digraph.

Keywords

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

  • Present tense - tells the reader the action is happening now

  • Past tense - shows that the action happened before now

  • Verb - a doing or being word

Ensure pupils understand and can use all vocabulary introduced in the lesson. If the pupils can't say it, then they won't be able to spell it.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Select the suffixes.
Correct answer: -ing
in-
un-
Correct answer: -ful
Correct answer: -ly
Q2.
Select all the words containing the suffix -ed.
Correct answer: stayed
heard
Correct answer: hopped
tables
Correct answer: cried
Q3.
Match the words ending with the suffix -ed to their root words.
Correct Answer:hop,hopped

hopped

Correct Answer:try,tried

tried

Correct Answer:bake,baked

baked

Correct Answer:enjoy,enjoyed

enjoyed

Q4.
Which sentences are in the past tense?
Correct answer: We went camping.
I like fish and chips.
Correct answer: They played hockey together.
I do not eat meat.
Correct answer: I waved at my dad.
Q5.
Match the present tense verbs with their past tense verbs.
Correct Answer:play,played

played

Correct Answer:care,cared

cared

Correct Answer:go,went

went

Correct Answer:stop,stopped

stopped

Q6.
Where is a suffix found in a word?
at the start
in the middle
Correct answer: at the end
nowhere

6 Questions

Q1.
What rule is being used when the word 'slip' becomes 'slipped' 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 'try' becomes 'tried' 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 'smile' becomes 'smiled' 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.
Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ed is added.
Correct Answer:enjoy - enjoyed,Just add -ed.

Just add -ed.

Correct Answer:cry - cried,Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.

Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.

Correct Answer:use - used,Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.

Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.

Correct Answer:clap - clapped,Double the consonant and add -ed.

Double the consonant and add -ed.

Q5.
Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.
Stars apear in the sky at night.
Correct answer: Stars appear in the sky at night.
Correct answer: This morning, I heard a dog barking.
This morning, I herd a dog barking.
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: Draw a surcal shape for the head.
Correct Answer: circle

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