REGULAR VERBS AND SPELLING RULES

What are regular verbs?

• Regular verbs follow a regular pattern

• Regular verbs don`t follow normal rules

• Regular and Irregular verbs have the same rules

Past tense is used for...

• Actions that are happening right now

• Actions that happened in the past

• Actions in the future

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

If a verb ends in -e, you add:

• d

• ed

• ied

If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the rule is:

• add -ed

• to double the consonant

• change the –y to an –i and add –ed

If a verb ends in consonant and -y,

• add -d

• add -ed

• change the –y to an –i and add –ed

if the word ends in a vowel and -y

• add -d

• add -ed

• add -ied

What about the pronunciation of -ed ending?

• There are two kinds of pronunciation: /ed/ , / z /

• It doesn`t have specific pronunciation

• There are three kinds of pronunciation: /d/, /t/ and /ɪd/

How do I know how to pronounce each one?

• You must study spelling rules and the kinds of pronunciation

• You can guess

• You can invent or create them