Name:
Night 1
Spelling – Adding "ed" or "ing"
You will need to know and be able to use each strategy to add "ed" or "ing" to a
word. Study and practice each strategy.
Directions: Look at the strategy and the example. Then correctly add "ed" and
"ing" to the other words in the list.
For words that end in a silent "e" :drop the "e" and then add "ed" or "ing"
Example: trade - traded - trading
Base word
trade
Add "ed"
traded
Add "ing"
trading
rate
parade
change
hope
love
hide
arrange
tape
smile
type
rage
On the back of the page, write one sentence each for a base word, a verb ending
with “ed” and a word ending in “ing”.
Name:
Night 2
Spelling – Adding "ed" or "ing"
You will need to know and be able to use each strategy to add "ed" or "ing" to a
word. Study and practice each strategy.
Directions: Look at the strategy and the example. Then correctly add "ed" and
"ing" to the other words in the list.
For a word that ends with one vowel and one consonant, you double the
consonant then add ed or ing.
Example: stop, stopped or stopping
Base word
stop
Add "ed"
stopped
Add "ing"
stopping
rub
trip
hug
spot
hop
nap
tap
whip
wrap
tan
map
On the back of the page, write one sentence each for a base word, a verb ending
with “ed” and a word ending in “ing”.
Name:
Night 3
Spelling – Adding "ed" or "ing"
You will need to know and be able to use each strategy to add "ed" or "ing" to a
word. Study and practice each strategy.
Directions: Look at the strategy and the example. Then correctly add "ed" and
"ing" to the other words in the list.
For a word that ends with two vowels and a consonant, or with two consonants,
you just add " ed " or " ing ".
Example: jump, jumped, jumping
Base word
jump
Add "ed"
jumped
Add "ing"
jumping
block
boil
nail
dash
lock
wish
yell
recall
point
fool
On the back of the page, write one sentence each for a base word, a verb ending
with “ed” and a word ending in “ing”.
Name:
Night 4
Spelling – Adding "ed" or "ing" REVIEW
Directions: Practice what you have learned about adding “ed” and “ing”. Look at
the base word and then correctly add "ed" and "ing" to the other words in the list.
Base word
jump
log
stage
paint
look
live
fish
forgive
rap
watch
trap
skip
pump
behave
believe
Add "ed"
jumped
Add "ing"
jumping
Name:
Night 5
Spelling – Adding "ed" or "ing"
You will need to know and be able to use each strategy to add "ed" or "ing" to a
word. Study and practice each strategy.
Directions: Look at the strategy and the example. Then correctly add "ed" and
"ing" to the other words in the list.
For some words that end with a vowel and the letter Y, just add "ed" or "ing" to
the end of the word.
Example: play, played, playing
Base word
play
Add "ed"
played
Add "ing"
playing
relay
delay
replay
stay
deploy
enjoy
convey
On the back of the page, write one sentence each for a base word, a verb ending
with “ed” and a word ending in “ing”.
Name:
Night 6
Spelling – Adding "ed" or "ing"
You will need to know and be able to use each strategy to add "ed" or "ing" to a
word. Study and practice each strategy.
Directions: Look at the strategy and the example. Then correctly add "ed" and
"ing" to the other words in the list.
For some words that end with a consonant and the letter Y,
To add "ed" you first change the "y" to an " i " then add "ed" BUT
To add "ing" you just add the "ing" without changing the "y"
Example: cry, cried, crying
Base word
cry
Add "ed"
cried
Add "ing"
crying
dry
study
try
steady
rely
study
lobby
On the back of the page, write one sentence each for a base word, a verb ending
with “ed” and a word ending in “ing”.
Name:
Night 7
Spelling – Adding "ed" or "ing" REVIEW
Directions: Practice what you have learned about adding “ed” and “ing”. Look at
the base word and then correctly add "ed" and "ing" to the other words in the list.
Base word
jump
blog
cry
faint
cook
play
tape
tap
reply
hop
hope
slip
save
steady
match
Add "ed"
jumping
Add "ing"
jumped