ING Verbs and Their Formation

The video tutorial explains the concept of ING verbs, which describe actions in progress. It outlines three spelling rules for forming ING verbs: adding ING to verbs, dropping the final 'e' before adding ING, and doubling the final consonant when a vowel precedes it. Examples are provided for each rule to illustrate the changes in spelling.

What does a verb typically indicate about a subject?

• The subject's color

• The subject's size

• The subject's action or state

• The subject's location

What is an ING verb?

• A verb that ends with 'ed'

• A verb that ends with 'ly'

• A verb that ends with 'ing'

• A verb that ends with 's'

Which of the following is an example of an ING verb?

• Eat

• Eats

• Eating

• Eaten

What happens to a verb ending in 'e' when forming an ING verb?

• The 'e' is doubled and 'ing' is added

• The 'e' is dropped and 'ing' is added

• The 'e' is replaced with 'ed'

• The 'e' is kept and 'ing' is added

Which of the following words correctly follows Rule 2 for forming ING verbs?

• Makeing

• Makeng

• Makking

• Making

What is the correct ING form of the verb 'game'?

• Gameing

• Gaming

• Gamming

• Gamed

What is the ING form of the verb 'make'?

• Makking

• Makeing

• Making

• Makeng

When should the consonant be doubled in a verb before adding 'ing'?

• When the verb ends with a vowel

• When the verb starts with a consonant

• When a vowel precedes the ending consonant

• When the verb is a single syllable

Which of the following verbs correctly follows Rule 3 for forming ING verbs?

• Runingg

• Running

• Runned

• Runing

What is the correct ING form of the verb 'chop'?

• Chop

• Choping

• Chopping

• Choped