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SPELLING OF VERB + -ING
SPELLING OF VERB + –ING Examples: GO going WEAR wearing EAT eating RULE 1 The normal rule is to add –ing to the base form of the verb.
SPELLING OF VERB + –ING Examples: �SMOKE SMOKing �COME COMing �WRITE WRITing Exception: BEing �AGREE AGREEing �SEE SEEing Rule 2 Verbs that end in one –E lose the –E. BUT verbs that end in –EE don’t lose an –E.
SPELLING OF VERB + –ING Examples: PLAN planning STOP stopping SIT sitting GET getting RUN running Exceptions: PLAY playing SHOW showing RULE 3 When a one-syllable verb ends in consonant +vowel + consonant, we double the consonant. BUT if the final consonant is –Y or –W, it is not doubled.
SPELLING OF VERB + –ING Examples: BEGIN be. GINning PERMIT per. MITting REGRET re. GRETting RULE 4 If the verb has more than one syllable, we double the consonant at the end only if the final syllable is stressed. If the final syllable is not VISIT VISiting HAPPEN HAPpening REMEMBER re. MEMbering stressed, we do not double the final consonant.
SPELLING OF VERB + –ING Examples: �DIE Dying �LIE Lying �TIE Tying RULE 5 Verbs ending in –IE, change to _Y before the ending –ing.
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