3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

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

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

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

26. 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

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

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

29. 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

30. 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