Week 8 spellings
17-10-16
VERBS - Doubling the final letter, when adding 'ed' or 'ing'.
Tested words are underlined
Vowels - a, e, i, o, u.
Generally, if the verb ends with a single vowel plus a consonant (e.g. stop), then you need to double the final consonant before adding -ed and -ing:
stop, stopped, stopping
tap, tapped, tapping
sob, sobbed, sobbing
travel, travelled, travelling
cancel, cancelled, cancelling
refer, referred, referring
admit, admitted, admitting
We DO NOT double w, x or y at the end of words:
play – playing, played.
snow - snowing, snowed.
Visit these websites to learn the rules...
http://www.theschoolhouse.us/lessons/lesson17.html
http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/english-spelling-rules/double-consonant-ed-ing
REMEMBER - YOU NEED AN ADULT WITH YOU WHEN USING THE INTERNET.
CHALLENGE
Find other words that double the last letter, before adding 'ed' or 'ing'.
Can you find words that do not follow this rule?