Consonant
Doubling: Add
-ed, -ing
the spelling words and sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
stopped stopped
digging digging
rubbed rubbed
sitting sitting
planned planned
wrapping wrapping
sledding sledding
dropped dropped
scrubbing scrubbing
hopped hopped
putting putting
tripped tripped
swimming swimming
spotted spotted
running running
The car stopped at the stop sign.
The dog is digging a hole.
I rubbed the cat’s back.
Who was sitting in my chair?
We planned Mom’s birthday party.
We are wrapping the gift.
Brett went sledding on that hill.
Pat dropped the bat on my toe.
Pete is scrubbing the pot clean.
The rabbit hopped away.
I am putting on my shoes now.
Ari tripped over the dog’s bone.
We went swimming in the pool.
Ty spotted an eagle on the cliff.
Who is running in today’s race?
the spelling words.
Write the spelling words that were formed by:
1–7. doubling the final consonant of the base word and
adding -ed.
8–15. doubling the final consonant of the base word and
adding -ing.
When you add -ed or -ing to a word that ends with one
vowel and one consonant, double the consonant and add
the ending: stop, stopped, stopping.
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Understand Complex Consonants
Remember that in a consonant blend, two or more
consonants are used together and each consonant sound
can be heard. In a consonant digraph, two or more
consonants work together to make a single sound.
1–4. Write the two-syllable spelling words that begin
with a consonant blend.
5. Write the two-syllable spelling word that begins
with a consonant digraph.
Identify Ending Sounds
The -ed ending can make the /t/ sound as in tapped, the
/d/ sound as in scanned, or the / d/ sound as in spotted.
6–9. Write the one-syllable spelling words that end with
the /t/ sound.
10–11. Write the one-syllable spelling words that end with
the /d/ sound.
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Use the
Dictionary
Use your Spelling Dictionary.. Write the spelling word
that you find under each of these dictionary entry
words. Draw a slash mark to show how the spelling
word is divided in the Spelling Dictionary entry.
12. run
14. put
13. dig
15. sit
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stopped digging rubbed
sitting
planned
wrapping sledding dropped scrubbing hopped
putting
tripped swimming spotted running
Edit the Categories
Write the spelling word that does not belong in each group.
1. walking, jogging, running, sitting
2. swimming, putting, setting, placing
3. sledding, scrubbing, skating, swimming
4. hopped, jumped, tripped, bounced
5. planned, hoped, stopped, dreamed
6. skated, walked, dropped, jogged
7. hopping, putting, jumping, bouncing
Use Context Clues
Write the spelling word that completes each sentence.
8. Carol
her hands together near the campfire to
warm them.
9. The dog was
a hole in the ground to bury its
bone.
10. Roberto was
on these steep hills after a
snowstorm.
11. A frog
in the mud by the pond.
12. Angela
to build a doghouse.
13. Some of the kittens were striped, and some of the
puppies were
.
14. Kaitlin is
after her dog again.
15. We have finished
the gifts and making the
cookies for the party.
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Proofread a Paragraph
Proofread the paragraph below for eight misspelled words.
Then rewrite the paragraph. Write the spelling words
correctly and make the corrections shown by the
proofreading marks.
Proofreading Marks
We had a great time at the zoo We saw sea Lions
Capital Letter
swiming in their tank. We heard the monkeys screaming
Small Letter
as they they jumped and droped from trees. We saw a
spoted snake wrappin itself around a tree trunk. A
prairie Dog hoped around in the prairie dog town. Then a
chipmunk went runing by. That stoped us in our tracks!
We couldn’t have plannd a better trip to the zoo.
Narrative Writing Prompt
Write a Paragraph
Write a paragraph about a trip to a special place. Tell about
the events in the order they happened and include details
about why the trip was important to you. Use as many
spelling words as you can.
•Usethewritingprocess:prewrite,draft,revise,edit,and
publish.
•Makeatimelinetoordertheeventsofthetrip.
•Takeafewminutestolistdetailsabouttheplacebefore
you begin writing.
•Usecompletesentenceswithcorrectcapitalization,
punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
•Readyourwork.Circlethreewordsyouareunsureabout
and check their spelling in a dictionary.
Add
Delete
Add a Period
Indent
Transfer
Think of four more
examples of words
that follow the unit
spelling rule:
double the final
consonant before
adding -ed or -ing.
Write each base
word in your
Spelling Journal.
Then add -ed or
-ing to each base
word to write a
new word.
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hop
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dig
skip
ped
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jog
runn
ing
batting
chopping
nodding
stopping
stopped
sitting
planned
dropped
putting
tripped
swimming
running
digging
rubbed
wrapping
sledding
scrubbing
hopped
spotted
grabbed
jogging
knitting
skipped
hugged
planning
shopping
spinning
wrapped
ped
shop
ping
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Pattern Power
Complete the verb chart with spelling words. If the
word has more than one syllable, look in your Spelling
Dictionary to find out where the word should be divided.
Draw a slash mark to show the division.
1. sled
sledded
2. trip
tripping
3. put
put
4. dig
dug
5. spot
spotting
6. spin
spun
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rubb
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spinning Double the Consonants
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tted
Double the final consonant and add -ed or -ing to write
a word from the list.
7. rub
10. sit
13. chop
8. grab
11. jog
14. knit
9. run
12. scrub
15. shop
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kn
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Fine Arts
ed
Read the paragraphs below. Look for words that follow the unit
spelling rule: double the final consonant when adding -ed or -ing
-ing.
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g
ned
g
n
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n
bed
g
ttin
ed
Drumming is a very important part of Caddo
(CAD-oh) culture. The Caddos were the first people
to live in the southern plains of the U.S. They play a
very large drum by hitting it with drumsticks. The
drum is so big that a group of people plays it.
A Caddo dance is always planned to start in the
afternoon. The first dance is the Turkey Dance. Men
sing and beat on the drum. Then the women get up
from where they were sitting to dance. The songs and
steps for this dance are very old.
In another dance, couples walk around a circle. The
woman puts her foot on top of the man’s foot. Then
they begin hopping around the circle. In the Drum
Dance, the drummers carry the drum. The people
walk behind them. The group starts in the west and
keeps stopping at points around the compass. They
sing songs of how the Caddo people began.
Find words that follow the unit spelling rule: double the final
consonant when adding -ed or -ing.. Write each word once.
1. Write the word that follows the unit spelling rule and ends
with -ed.
2–6. Write the words that follow the unit spelling rule and end
with -ing.
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