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Year 3

Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ing"

I can spell words using the -ing suffix.

New
New
Year 3

Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ing"

I can spell words using the -ing suffix.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense.
  2. Using the strategy "big letters" is a useful practice strategy.
  3. How to spell the curriculum word: history.

Common misconception

Pupils often miss the double letters in the middle of words that have a suffix.

Drawing attention to the patterns of how words are spelt when suffixes are added will help them to remember the double letter.

Keywords

  • Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word

  • Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now

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

  • Verb - a doing or being word

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

Use images to support the visualisation of words and to help remember the dictated sentence.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What rule is being used when the word 'control' becomes 'controlling' when adding the suffix -ing?
Just add -ing.
Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Remove the ‘e’ and add -ing.
Correct answer: Double the consonant and add -ing.
Q2.
What rule is being used when the word 'smile' becomes 'smiling' when adding the suffix -ing?
Just add -ing.
Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Correct answer: Remove the ‘e’ and add -ing.
Double the consonant and add -ing.
Q3.
What rule is being used when the word 'worry' becomes 'worrying' when adding the suffix -ing?
Just add -ing.
Correct answer: Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Remove the ‘e’ and add -ing.
Double the consonant and add -ing.
Q4.
Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ing is added.
Correct Answer:cry - crying,Keep the 'y' and add -ing.

Keep the 'y' and add -ing.

Correct Answer:like - liking,Remove the 'e' and add -ing.

Remove the 'e' and add -ing.

Correct Answer:clap - clapping,Double the consonant and add -ing.

Double the consonant and add -ing.

Correct Answer:blink - blinking,Just add -ing

Just add -ing

Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'They are planing to go camping.'
planeing
plannig
Correct answer: planning
planinng
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She is hurying because she is late.'
hurrieing
hurying
hurryin
Correct answer: hurrying

6 Questions

Q1.
What rule is being used when the word 'prefer' becomes 'preferring' when adding the suffix -ing?
Just add -ing.
Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
Correct answer: Double the consonant and add -ing.
Q2.
What rule is being used when the word 'jog' becomes 'jogging' when adding the suffix -ing?
Just add -ing.
Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
Correct answer: Double the consonant and add -ing.
Q3.
What rule is being used when the word 'walk' becomes 'walking' when adding the suffix -ing?
Correct answer: Just add -ing.
Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
Double the consonant and add -ing.
Q4.
Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ing is added.
Correct Answer:play - playing,Just add -ing.

Just add -ing.

Correct Answer:try - trying,Keep the 'y' and add -ing.

Keep the 'y' and add -ing.

Correct Answer:bake - baking,Remove the 'e' and add -ing.

Remove the 'e' and add -ing.

Correct Answer:dig - digging,Double the consonant and add -ing.

Double the consonant and add -ing.

Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I love studying the histry of cars.'
hisstory
histroy
histree
Correct answer: history
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She was dansing all night.'
Correct Answer: dancing

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