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Rules for Adding -ing to Verbs

This document provides rules for adding the "-ing" suffix to verbs to form gerunds (verb forms ending in "-ing" used as nouns). There are three rules: 1) For words ending in a silent "-e", drop the "-e" and add "-ing"; 2) For one-syllable words ending in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last letter and add "-ing"; 3) For most other words, including words ending in "-y", simply add "-ing" with no changes. The document then provides examples of applying these rules and an exercise for students to write sentences using the new "-ing" words.

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Rules for Adding -ing to Verbs

This document provides rules for adding the "-ing" suffix to verbs to form gerunds (verb forms ending in "-ing" used as nouns). There are three rules: 1) For words ending in a silent "-e", drop the "-e" and add "-ing"; 2) For one-syllable words ending in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last letter and add "-ing"; 3) For most other words, including words ending in "-y", simply add "-ing" with no changes. The document then provides examples of applying these rules and an exercise for students to write sentences using the new "-ing" words.

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  • Word Skills: Adding -ing

Word Skills: Adding -ing Language

useObjectives
When you write verbs in the present continuous and past continuous tenses, you Spell theending
the -ing form
-ing. Here are
some rules to help you add that ending. correctly. Use
of verbs
correctly in
-ing words
sentences.

Rule 1: For words that end in a silent (not pronounced) -e, drop the -e and add -ing.
Example: smile → smiling
Rule 2: For one-syllable words that end in consonant-vowel-consonant (except x and w),
double the last letter and add -ing.
Examples: sit → sitting run → running
Rule 3: For most other words (including words that end in -y), add -ing with no changes.
Examples: rain → raining send → sending

A Use these rules to add -ing to the following words:

1. shave shaving 16 hop hoping 31 save saving


. e .
2. comb combing 17 jum jumping 32 tap taping
. p .
3. make making 18 joke joking 33 carr carrying
. . y
4. feed feeding 19 mar marrying 34 buy buyin
. ry .
5. do doing 20 put puting 35 sew sewing
. .
6. empty empting 21 say saying 36 eat eating
. .
7. jog jogging 22 talk talking 37 writ writing
. . e
8. take taking 23 stop stopping 38 drea dreaming
. . m
9. vacuuming 24 type typing 39 cut cuting
vacuum . .
10. go going 25 use using 40 roar roaring
. .
11. sleep sleeping 26 wor worrying 41 snap snapping
. ry .
12. wax waxing 27 loo looking 42 dig digging
. k .
13. changing 28 bat bating 43 bury burying
change . .
14. fry frying 29 dan dancing 44 see seing
. ce .
15. get getting 30 hurr hurrying 45 skat skating
. y . e

B Now write a sentence in your notebook for each of the -ing words you made. If you
wish, you may use more than one -ing word in a single sentence. For example:
While Dad was ing, Lee was ing on the telephone, and I was
upstairs ing.

SKILL OBJECTIVES: Constructing gerunds; applying rules for spelling changes. Review the rules for spelling changes with the class. Do
several examples together, then assign the page for independent written work. After Part B has been completed, ask each student to read his/her
favorite sentence aloud to the class.

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