sit How 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

bake How 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

rake How 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

hug How 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

hurry How 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

sad How 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

tall How does the word end? Vowel & 2 consonants! This is the way the end must be... tall Just add –est. tallest

fry How does the word end? Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be... fry Just add –ing! frying

cry How 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

dance How 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

skip How 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

dry How 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

try How 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

reply How does the word end? Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be... reply Just add –ing! replying

race How 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

silly How 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

study How 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

funny How 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

shop How 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

carry How 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

small How does the word end? Vowel & 2 consonants! This is the way the end must be... small Just add –est. smallest

stay How does the word end? Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be... stay Just add –ed. stayed

say How does the word end? Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be... say Just add –ing! saying

smile How 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

play How does the word end? Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be... play Just add –ed! played

marry How does the word end? Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be... marry Just add –ing! marrying

fat How 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