inflected endings and comparative endings
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-est. -er. Inflected Endings and Comparative Endings. -ed. -es. -ing. sit. How does the word end?. s i t. Short vowel & 1 consonant !. This is the way the end must be. See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant , add –ing. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
sitHow does the word end?
Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .sit
See a short vowel and a consonant too,
here’s the only thing to do:
DOUBLE the consonant, add –ing.
sitting
bakeHow does the word end?
Vowel, consonant, silent e!
This is the way the end must be . . .
bake
Drop, drop, drop silent e,
Drop the e, add –ed.
baked
rakeHow does the word end?
Vowel, consonant, silent e!
This is the way the end must be . . .
rake
Drop, drop, drop silent e,
Drop the e, add –ed.
raked
hugHow does the word end?
Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .
hug
See a short vowel and a consonant too,
here’s the only thing to do:
DOUBLE the consonant, add –ed.
hugged
hurryHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .hurry
Change the Y to an I and add –ed!
hurried
sadHow does the word end?
Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .
sad
See a short vowel and a consonant too,
here’s the only thing to do:
DOUBLE the consonant, add –er.
sadder
tallHow does the word end?
Vowel & 2 consonants!This is the way the end must be . . .
tall
Just add –est.
tallest
fryHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .
fry
Just add –ing!
frying
cryHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .cry
Change the Y to an I and add –es!
cries
danceHow does the word end?
Vowel, consonant, silent e!
This is the way the end must be . . .
dance
Drop, drop, drop silent e,
Drop the e, add –ed.
danced
skipHow does the word end?
Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .
skip
See a short vowel and a consonant too,
here’s the only thing to do:
DOUBLE the consonant, add –ing.
skipping
dryHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .dry
Change the Y to an I and add –ed!
dried
tryHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .try
Change the Y to an I and add –es!
tries
replyHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .reply
Just add –ing!
replying
raceHow does the word end?
Vowel, consonant, silent e!
This is the way the end must be . . .
race
Drop, drop, drop silent e,
Drop the e, add –ing.
racing
sillyHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .
silly
Change the Y to an I and add –est!
silliest
studyHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .study
Change the Y to an I and add –ed!
studied
funnyHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .funny
Change the Y to an I and add –er!
funnier
shopHow does the word end?
Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .
shop
See a short vowel and a consonant too,
here’s the only thing to do:
DOUBLE the consonant, add –ed.
shopped
carryHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .carry
Change the Y to an I and add –es!
carries
smallHow does the word end?
Vowel & 2 consonants!This is the way the end must be . . .small
Just add –est.
smallest
stayHow does the word end?
Vowel & Y!This is the way the end must be . . .
stay
Just add –ed.
stayed
sayHow does the word end?
Vowel & Y!This is the way the end must be . . .
say
Just add –ing!
saying
smileHow does the word end?
Vowel, consonant, silent e!
This is the way the end must be . . .
smile
Drop, drop, drop silent e,
Drop the e, add –ing.
smiling
playHow does the word end?
Vowel & Y!This is the way the end must be . . .
play
Just add –ed!
played
marryHow does the word end?
Consonant – Y!This is the way the end must be . . .marry
Just add –ing!
marrying
fatHow does the word end?
Short vowel & 1 consonant!This is the way the end must be . . .fat
See a short vowel and a consonant too,
here’s the only thing to do:
DOUBLE the consonant, add –er. fatter
Inflected and Comparative Endings• If the word has a short vowel and one consonant, double the consonant. Then add the ending. Shop = shopped
• If the word has a short vowel with two consonants, just add the ending. Small = smallest
• If the word has a vowel, consonant and silent e, drop the silent e. Then add the ending. Smile = smiling
• To add –ed, -er, -es, or –est to words that end with a consonant and a Y, change the Y to an i. Then add the ending. Funny = funnier
• To add –ing to a word that ends with a Y, just add the ending. marry = marrying
• If the word ends with a vowel and a Y, just add the ending. Play = played