Spelling Rules for
the Present
Progressive Tense
Some verbs just need ‘ing’
adding to them:
• read – reading
•stand – standing
•jump - ???????
If a verb ends in a silent ‘e’, drop
the final ‘e’ and add ‘ing’
•leave – leaving
• take – taking
•receive - ??????????
In a one syllable word, if the three
last letters are consonant – vowel –
consonant (cvc), double the last
consonant before adding ‘ing’
•sit – sitting
• run – running
•hop - ?????????
….however, Do not double the
consonant in words that end in w,
x, or y!
•sew – sewing
• fix – fixing
•enjoy - ????????
In words of two or more syllables that
end in a consonant-vowel-consonant
combination, double the last consonant
only if the last syllable is stressed.
•admit – admitting
•regret - ?????????
If a verb ends in ‘ie’, change the
‘ie’ to y before adding ‘ing’
•die – dying
• tie - ????????
Here are your answers:
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jumping
receiving
hopping
enjoying
regretting
tying
Now try these ones:
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drive
hope
smile
dance
joke
shake
choose
come
Answers
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driving
hoping
smiling
dancing
joking
shaking
choosing
coming
…and these
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begin
hop
swim
run
create
write
fill
Answers
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beginning
hopping
swimming
running
creating
writing
filling