Sample Words From List
faded
quoted
skated
taking
writing
nodded
saving
acted
using
hunted
getting
wanted
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They have -ed and -ing endings.
What happened to the base words when these endings were added?
Some did not change, some had the final consonant doubled, and some had the final e dropped.
The word take, together with its forms like taking, is one of the most used words in the English language. It has dozen of definitions.
What do these examples mean?
taking after
taking off
taking over
taking your time
taking after - looking like
taking off - leaving the ground or becoming popular
taking over - getting control
taking your time - going slowly
How might we sort these words?
By letter patterns - VCV, VCCV, and VVCV
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
If we didn't double the p in hop before adding -ing, how would we say the word?
We would say it with a long o hoping.
Why don't we double the last consonant in a word like standing? standding
Because it ends with two consonants and the vowel sound would not change.
Why don't we double the last consonant in a word like leaking?
Because vowel sound would not change. leakking