SPELLING RULES for Suffixes

SPELLING RULES for Suffixes
-ed and -ing Copyright © 2012 Kelly Mott 1

Today we are going to review some Spelling Rules for adding the suffixes -ed and -ing to words.
Copyright © 2012 Kelly Mott

The suffix -ed makes 3 different sounds.

begged The suffix -ed can say “d” like in the word:

talked The suffix -ed can say “t” like in the word:

excited The suffix -ed can say “ed” like in the word:

Rule 1: If a vowel is followed by two consonants, just add -ed.

Rule 2: If you have a v-c-e pattern, drop the silent e and add -ed.

The suffix -ing makes 1 sound.

Rule 1: If a vowel is followed by two consonants, just add -ing.

Rule 2: If you have a v-c-e pattern, drop the silent e and add -ing.

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