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Year 3

Spelling words with the suffix "-ing"

I can spell words using the suffix -ing when you add -ing or remove the 'e' and add -ing.

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Year 3

Spelling words with the suffix "-ing"

I can spell words using the suffix -ing when you add -ing or remove the 'e' and add -ing.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
  2. Adding "-ing" creates an extra syllable to the word.
  3. If the root word ends in the consonant "e", the "e" is removed before the suffix is added.
  4. How to spell the curriculum word: through.

Common misconception

Pupils often assume words ending in the suffix -ing indicate the present tense.

Refer to the Year 3 grammar lesson on 'being' verbs and give plenty of examples to show the verbs in both past tense and present tense.

Keywords

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

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

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

  • Verb - a doing or being word

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

Contextualise all of the words within sentences to help ensure pupils have a solid grasp of the words used within this lesson.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What rule is being used when the word 'sip' becomes 'sipped' 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 'fry' becomes 'fried' 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.
Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ed is added.
Correct Answer:call - called,Just add -ed.

Just add -ed.

Correct Answer:fry - fried,Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.

Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.

Correct Answer:race - raced,Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.

Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.

Correct Answer:jog - jogged,Double the consonant and add -ed.

Double the consonant and add -ed.

Q4.
Select all the words containing the suffix -ing.
sing
Correct answer: playing
played
Correct answer: swimming
string
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'He slist the fruit for breakfast.'
slised
Correct answer: sliced
slist
sliceed
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'He arskt a question.'
arsked
Correct answer: asked
askt
askeed

6 Questions

Q1.
What tense is the following sentence in? 'The teacher is talking.'
past
Correct answer: present
future
Q2.
When do we 'just add -ing' when using the suffix -ing?
when the root word ends in 'e'
Correct answer: when the root word ends in two consonant letters
when the root word is a single syllable with a short vowel
when the root word ends in 'ie'
Q3.
When do we 'remove the 'e', then add -ing' when using the suffix -ing?
Correct answer: when the root word ends in 'e'
when the root word ends in two consonant letters
when the root word is a single syllable with a short vowel
when the root word ends in 'ie'
Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'He is jumpign up and down.'
jumpig
jumpeing
Correct answer: jumping
jumbing
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'Mum was smyling as she read her book.'
smilling
smieling
smilin
Correct answer: smiling
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'They are walking thru the forest.'
Correct Answer: through

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