Spelling Rules 1: -s, -es, -ies, -ed, -ing, ie/ei

If a word ends in a silent -e, drop the -_ and add -ing or -ed.

joke + -ed =

hope + -ing =

If the final syllable of a word is stressed and has ___ vowel, double the consonant when adding the suffixes: -ed or -ing.

occur + -ed =

prefer + -ed =

If the final syllable of a word is stressed AND has --- vowels, just add -ed and -ing.

appeal + -ing

complain + -ed =

If the final syllable of a word ends in -_ , change the -y to -i before adding -ed, BUT keep the -y before adding -ing.