Spelling further words with the suffix -ed
I can spell irregular past tense verbs.
Spelling further words with the suffix -ed
I can spell irregular past tense verbs.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Adding the suffix -ed turns the verb into the past tense.
- When the vowel sound is long, we just add the suffix -ed.
- When the vowel sound is short, we double the consonant and add the suffix -ed.
- How to spell irregular verbs in the past tense, such as slept.
- How to spell the common exception words: different, material and busy.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word
Irregular - not conforming to a regular or predictable pattern
Present tense - when the action is happening now
Past tense - when the action has happened before now
Verb - a doing or being verb
Common misconception
Some pupils may overgeneralise applying regular -ed rules to irregular verbs such as 'buy' -'buyed'.
Expose pupils to irregular past tense verbs in reading activities, encourage them to use mnemonics and hunt for words in sentences together.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Just add -ed.
Remove the 'y' and add -ied.
Remove the 'e' and add -ed.
Double the consonant and add -ed.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
brought
made
went
slept