Adding ing We have already looked at this

Adding ‘-ing’ We have already looked at this rule. . . To add ‘-ing’ to a word that ends in ‘y’, leave the ‘-y’ and add ‘-ing’. To add ‘-ing’ to words ending in ‘-e’ with a consonant before it, remove the ‘–e’ before adding ‘-ing’. hike > hiking shine > shining scare > scaring

Adding ‘-ed’ Now we’re going to look at adding different suffixes (word endings) words ending in ‘-e’ with a consonant before it. to To add ‘-ed’ to words ending in ‘-e’ with a consonant before it, remove the ‘–e’ before adding ‘-ed’. hike > hiked Can you air write an ‘-ing’ with your finger? Can you write an ‘-ed’ on the back of your hand? Can you write either an ‘- ing’ or an ‘-ed’ on a partner ’s back using your finger? Can they tell which letters you have written?

Adding ‘-er’ To add ‘-er’ to words ending in ‘-e’ with a consonant before it, remove the ‘ –e’ before adding ‘-er’. hike > hiker nice > nicer

Adding ‘-est’ To add ‘-est’ to words ending in ‘-e’ with a consonant before it, remove the ‘ –e’ before adding ‘-est’. nice > nicest Can you air write an ‘-er’ with your finger? Can you write an ‘-est’ on your table or the carpet? Can you write either an ‘- er’ or an ‘-est’ on a partner ’s back using your finger? Can they tell which letters you have written?

Adding ‘-y’ To add ‘-y’ to words ending in ‘-e’ with a consonant before it, remove the ‘ –e’ before adding ‘-y’. shine > shiny

Be Careful! Some words don’t follow the usual rule. This rule does not work for every word ending with 'e’. There a few exceptions. For example, be becomes being be

Here are this week’s spellings to practise. hiking shiny hiked being hiker shining nicer scary nicest scaring