Lesson 4
Words with Inflections -ed, -ing
Spelling Words
1. talked
2. hurried
3. smiling
4. dropped
5. clapping
6. stepped
7. worried
8. worrying
9. changing
10. stayed
11. buying
12. dried
13. picnicking
14. scared
15. driving
16. obeyed
17. playing
18. tried
19. carried
20. hurrying
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For root words that end with a vowel and then a consonant, double
the consonant and add the ending.
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For root words that end with e, drop the e before adding -ed or -ing.
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For root words that end with a consonant and y, change the y to i
before adding -ed.
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For most other root words, simply add the ending.
Robust Vocabulary- Lesson 4
relented Someone who has relented has agreed to something he or
she once refused.
faze If things faze you, they bother or confuse you.
eccentric
An eccentric person has habits or opinions that seem odd
to other people.
infuriated Something that infuriated you made you feel extremely
angry.
disheartened
less hopeful.
If you are disheartened, you feel disappointed and
impassable A road or path that is impassable is impossible to travel
on.
crusaded
A person who has crusaded has worked hard to make a
change based on his or her beliefs.