2. Adding the suffix ‘ing’

3. What is a suffix? A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word. ‘ing’ is a common suffix added to verbs.

4. drop dropping work working hug hugging save saving cook cooking drive driving show showing write writing shop shopping grab grabbing wash washing invent inventingexplore exploring run running cry cryingjump jumping make making carry carrying Can you think of ways to group these words?

5. grab grabbing drop dropping hug hugging shop shopping run running save saving drive driving write writing explore exploring make making jump jumping cook cooking show showing wash washing invent inventing cry crying carry carrying Is this how you grouped the words?

6. Watch the next few examples and see if you can tell what happens when you add the suffix ‘ing’ to verbs. Be sure to pay attention to the root word.

7. playing playing

8. liveing

9. living

10. living

11. living

12. kniting knitting t

13. Can you think of the different rules for adding ‘ing’?

14. playing Some root verbs remain the same when you add ‘ing’

15. living When a verb ends in ‘e’, you must drop the ‘e’ before you add ‘ing’.

16. knitting When a verb with a short vowel sound ends in a single consonant, you must double the consonant and add ‘ing’.

17. jump Root word remains the same Drop the ‘e’Double the final consonant swim drive eat slip create Put these words into the correct groups.

18. jumping Root word remains the same Drop the ‘e’Double the final consonant swimming driving eating slipping creating