Base Words with -ing and -ed endings

Base Words with -ing and -ed endings

Rules for adding -ing or -ed

• if the word ends in e, drop the e and add -ing or ed. Example: tame>taming, time>timing, wane>waning, mine>mined

• If it has a short vowel and ends in one consonant, double the consonant and add -ing or -ed. Example: fan>fanning, tip>tipping, bat>batted

• If the word ends in 2 consonants, add -ed or -ing. walk>walking, sulk>sulking, sing>singing, sort>sorting

Multiple Choice

where money is kept at the bank

• account
• repeated
• budget
• received

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a plan that says how money will be spent

• budget
• fund
• disappointed
• chuckled

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looking for a long time without moving your eyes

• repeated
• staring
• fund
• account

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What is the base word? grabbed

• gra
• grabb
• grabbe
• grab

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What is the base word? missed

• ed
• sed
• mis
• miss

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What is the base word? rubbed

• bbed
• rub
• rubb
• ubb

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What is the base word? sitting

• sit
• ting
• sitt
• it

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What is the base word? cutting

• ting
• cutt
• cut
• utt

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What is the base word? pinned

• in
• pin
• pinn
• ned

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What is the base word? selling

• sell
• sel
• selling
• ing

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What is the base word? batted

• batt
• at
• bat
• tted

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What is the base word? batted

• batt
• at
• bat
• tted

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What is the base word? batted

• batt
• at
• bat
• tted

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What is the base word? hopping

• hopp
• ing
• hoppi
• hop

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What is the base word? stopped

• sto
• stop
• stopp
• pped

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What is the base word? clapped

• clap
• clapp
• ped
• clappe

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What is the base word? running

• running
• runn
• ing
• run