Spelling of -ing Verb Forms

Spelling of -ing Verb Forms

English II: Developing Elementary Conversations

English II: Developing Elementary Conversations

Let's review some spelling rules

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• Base form + -ing

  • read - reading

  • play - playing

  • do - doing

  • stay - staying

  • fly - flying

  • jump - jumping

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Multiple Choice

For most verbs, you only add:

• -ing

• -eng

• -ang

• -ong

English II: Developing Elementary Conversations

Let's review some spelling rules

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• Erase final -e, add -ing

  • make - making

  • dance - dancing

  • have - having

  • take - taking

  • use - using

Multiple Choice

For verbs that end in -e, like ride and have, you:

• only add -ing

• double the -e, add -ing

• erase the final -e, add -ing

English II: Developing Elementary Conversations

Let's review some spelling rules

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• One syllable, consonant + vowel + consonant = double final consonant + -ing

  • swim - swimming

  • shop - shopping

  • get - getting

  • run - running

Multiple Choice

Verbs that have one syllable, and the last three letters are consonant-vowel-consonant, like swim and run, you:

• just add -ing

• double the final consonant and add -ing

• erase the final consonant and add -ing

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read

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buy

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ride

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shop

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play

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swim

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take

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do

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have

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get

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work

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use

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run