Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ing"
I can spell words using the -ing suffix.
Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ing"
I can spell words using the -ing suffix.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense.
- Using the strategy "big letters" is a useful practice strategy.
- How to spell the curriculum word: history.
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
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.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
Double the consonant and add -ing.
Just add -ing
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Just add -ing.
Keep the 'y' and add -ing.
Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
Double the consonant and add -ing.