Inflectional ending ed

Play

• Playd

• Played

• playyed

Answer explanation

Play has a long vowel ay so y doesn't need to be doubled before adding ed. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Jump

• Jumpped

• Jumpt

• Jumped

Answer explanation

In Jump, there are two consonants following my short vowel so no doubling needs to take place. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Drop

• Droppt

• Dropped

• Droped

Answer explanation

Dropped needs a double p because it has a short vowel o, and one consonant after the vowel. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Push

• Pusht

• Pushed

• Pushhed

Answer explanation

Pushed does not need a doubled consonant because while it has a short vowel, it has two consonants after the vowel. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Rush

• Rusht

• Rushhed

• Rushed

Answer explanation

Rushed doesn't need a consonant to be doubled because while it has a short u, it has two consonants after the short vowel. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Wash

• Washed

• Washt

• Washhed

Answer explanation

Washed has two consonants after the vowel therefore it does not require doubling. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Spray

• Spraied

• Sprayyed

• Sprayed

Answer explanation

In the word spray the ay makes the long vowel sound. For that reason, the word does not need a double consonant. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Fill

• Filled

• Fillled

• Filed

Answer explanation

Fill already has two consonants after the short vowel so it doesn't not need to be doubled. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Rain

• Rained

• Rainned

• Raned

Answer explanation

In rain, the ai makes the long vowel sound for a, therefore it doesn't need to be doubled. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Painted

• Paintid

• Painted

• Paintted

Answer explanation

Painted has long a sound and does not need to be doubled. Painted also has two consonants after the vowel sound which would prevent any doubling. We always add -ed to mark regular past tense even when the root word changes the sound to /t/, /d/, or /id/.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E