Understanding the 'ed' Suffix

This video tutorial focuses on teaching the suffix 'ed', which indicates past tense. It explains how 'ed' can produce different sounds at the end of words. The video includes reading and spelling exercises with words like 'helped', 'hugged', and 'carried'. Students are guided through spelling exercises, starting with base words and adding the suffix 'ed'. The tutorial also provides interactive spelling practice, encouraging students to spell words like 'marched' and 'studied'.

What does the suffix 'ed' indicate in a word?

• Future tense

• Past tense

• Continuous tense

• Present tense

Which of the following words has the 'ed' suffix pronounced as /t/?

• Helped

• Waited

• Hugged

• Carried

Which word has the 'ed' suffix pronounced as /id/?

• Helped

• Fried

• Waited

• Hugged

Which word has the 'ed' suffix pronounced as /d/?

• Helped

• Fried

• Waited

• Carried

In the word 'slipped', what sound does the 'ed' make?

• /t/

• /ed/

• /d/

• /id/

Which of the following words is spelled with 'ied' at the end?

• Hiked

• Melted

• Waved

• Dried

What is the base word for 'knotted'?

• Knot

• Note

• Nod

• Not

What is the base word for 'knotted'?

• Note

• Not

• Nod

• Knot

When spelling 'spied', what change is made to the base word 'spy' before adding 'ed'?

• Remove 's'

• Change 'y' to 'i'

• Add 'e' before 'd'

• Add an extra 'y'

What is the base word for 'spied'?

• Sp

• Spie

• Spy

• Spe