English · Stage 2
More Word Endings
Add -s, -ed and -ing — drop the e (make→making) or double the last letter (hop→hopped)
✦ English📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
I can spell words with common suffixes such as -s, -ed and -ing, dropping the e or doubling the last letter when the rule needs it
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Kavi Grows a Word
Kavi the owl holds up the word hop. "Watch!" she says. "I can add a little ending and grow it — hop becomes hopping, and make becomes making. But there are two tiny tricks: sometimes we drop the e, and sometimes we double the last letter. Let's learn when!"
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What your child will learn
1Three endings: -s, -ed, -ingMost words just take the ending — nothing else changes. Say the base word, then add -s, -ed or -ing.
2Drop the e, or double the letterTwo kinds of words change a little first. If the word ends in e, drop the e before -ing. If it ends in one short vowel + one consonant, double that last letter before -ed or -ing.
3Sort the -ing wordsEach word is adding -ing. Does it just add, drop the e, or double the last letter? Tap the right box.
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A peek inside
Add -ing to the word make.
ends in e → drop the e → mak + ing
Try this at home: Add -ing to 'make'.
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