Root words and Inflectional Endings

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Add the inflectional ending -ed or -ing to the verb in parentheses to complete each sentence. The correct verb tense is shown.

Past: I ________ everything in my suitcase for vacation. (cram)

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• cramed

• crammed

• cramming

• craming

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Add the inflectional ending -ed or -ing to the verb in parentheses to complete each sentence. The correct verb tense is shown.

Present: I am going to go ________ with my uncle. (crab)

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• crabbing

• crabing

• crabbed

• crabed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Add the inflectional ending -ed or -ing to the verb in parentheses to complete each sentence. The correct verb tense is shown.

Past: I ________ my grandparents and said goodbye. (hug)

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• hugging

• huging

• hugged

• huged

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Add the inflectional ending -ed or -ing to the verb in parentheses to complete each sentence. The correct verb tense is shown.

Present: She is ________ lotion on her hands. (rub)

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• rubbed

• rubed

• rubbing

• rubing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which word shows an action that already happened?

• nail

• nails

• nailed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which word shows an action that already happened?

• break

• falls

• hitting

• knocked

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which word tells about something that already happened?

• can

• making

• talked

• tastes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Pat looked out the window.

The word looked shows the action takes place

• now

• in the past

• in the future

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

Which word tells about something that already happened?

• measure

• measured

• measuring

• will measure

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

We play____ ball last week.

• -ed

• -ing

• -s

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E