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Year 3 English · Adding suffixes: -ing and -ed

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which is the correct spelling of 'swim' + ing?
- ☐ (a) swiming
- ☐ (b) swimming
- ☐ (c) swimeing
2. Which is the correct spelling of 'ride' + ing?
- ☐ (a) riding
- ☐ (b) rideing
- ☐ (c) ridding
3. Which word follows the 'just add' rule?
- ☐ (a) hop
- ☐ (b) shine
- ☐ (c) help
4. Which is the correct spelling of 'clap' + ed?
- ☐ (a) claped
- ☐ (b) clapt
- ☐ (c) clapped
5. 'She was hoping for a sunny day.' What is the base word of 'hoping'?
- ☐ (a) hop
- ☐ (b) hope
- ☐ (c) hoop
6. Add -ing to 'run'. Type the word.
7. Add -ed to 'smile'. Type the word.
8. Add -ing to 'rain'. Type the word.

Answer sheet

1. swimming — 'Swim' has one syllable, one short vowel and ends in one consonant, so double the m.
2. riding — Drop the silent e, then add -ing: riding.
3. help — 'Help' ends in two consonants (lp), so we just add: helping, helped.
4. clapped — Double the p because 'clap' has one short vowel and one final consonant.
5. hope — 'Hoping' has one p, so it comes from 'hope'. 'Hopping' comes from 'hop'.
6. running — Double the n: running.
7. smiled — 'Smile' already ends in e, so just add d: smiled.
8. raining — 'Rain' has a vowel team, so just add -ing.