Transcript Y4_T1_Word

Adding the
suffix ‘ing’
What is a suffix?
A suffix is a group of letters
added to the end of a word.
‘ing’ is a common suffix
added to verbs.
explore exploring
cook
cooking
grab
grabbing
work working
run running
hug hugging
write writing
cry crying
make making
invent inventing
save
saving
carry carrying
drive driving
show
showing
shop
shopping
wash washing
jump jumping
drop dropping
Can you think of ways to group these words?
Is this how you grouped the words?
invent
cook
wash
show
cry
carry
jump
hug
shop
drop
grab
run
hugging
shopping
dropping
grabbing
running
inventing
cooking
washing
showing
crying
carrying
jumping
write
drive
save
make
explore
writing
driving
saving
making
exploring
Watch the next few
examples and see if you can
tell what happens when you
add the suffix ‘ing’ to verbs.
Be sure to pay attention
to the root word.
play
ing
playing
liveing
liv ing
living
living
knit ting
knitting
Can you think of
the different
rules for adding
‘ing’?
playing
Some root verbs remain
the same when you add ‘ing’
living
When a verb ends in ‘e’, you
must drop the ‘e’ before
you add ‘ing’.
knitting
When a verb with a short
vowel sound ends in a single
consonant, you must double
the consonant and add ‘ing’.
Root word remains
the same
slip
Drop the ‘e’
swim
eat
drive
Double the final
consonant
jump
create
Put these words into the correct groups.
Root word remains
the same
Drop the ‘e’
Double the final
consonant
jumping
driving
slipping
eating
creating swimming