Decoding B2-1b

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'fish'?

• fished

• fisheded

• fisheding

• fishes

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'dance'?

• danced

• dancd

• danceded

• dancdly

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'form'?

• formd

• formed

• formdly

• formes

What is the difference between a regular verb and an irregular verb?

• Regular verbs form their past tense by adding 'ed', while irregular verbs do not follow this pattern.

• Irregular verbs always end with 'ing' in the past tense.

• Regular verbs have no past tense form, while irregular verbs do.

• Both regular and irregular verbs form their past tense by adding 's'.

What is the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs ending in 'e'?

• Add 'd' to the base form (e.g., 'like' becomes 'liked').

• Add 'ed' to the base form (e.g., 'like' becomes 'liked').

• Change the 'e' to 'a' (e.g., 'like' becomes 'laked').

• No change is needed (e.g., 'like' remains 'like').

What is the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs ending in a consonant + 'y'?

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed' (e.g., 'cry' becomes 'cried')

• Add 'ed' without changing 'y' (e.g., 'play' becomes 'played')

• Change 'y' to 'y' and add 'd' (e.g., 'stay' becomes 'stayed')

• Remove 'y' and add 'ed' (e.g., 'hurry' becomes 'hurred')

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'help'?

• helped

• helpd

• hulped

• helpt

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'trick'?

• tricked

• triked

• trickd

• trikd

What is the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel?

• Add 'ed' directly to the verb (e.g., 'stop' becomes 'stoped').

• Double the consonant and add 'ed' (e.g., 'stop' becomes 'stopped').

• Change the vowel and add 'ed' (e.g., 'stop' becomes 'stap').

• Remove the vowel and add 'ed' (e.g., 'stop' becomes 'stped').

What word completes the following: 'Complete: ow' from the list (snow, chomping, sings, night, summer)?

• snow

• chomping

• sings

• night