Understanding the Suffix 'ing'

The video tutorial covers the rules for adding the suffix 'ing' to root words. It explains the difference between vowels and consonants and provides specific rules for when to double consonants or drop the 'e' in root words before adding 'ing'. The tutorial aims to help students understand how to correctly modify words with the 'ing' suffix.

What is the main focus of this week's lesson?

• Understanding the suffix 'ing'

• Learning about prefixes

• Studying compound words

• Exploring root words with 'ed'

Which of the following is a root word with two vowels followed by a consonant?

• Jump

• Skip

• Sail

• Run

What are the vowels in the English alphabet?

• A, E, I, O, Y

• A, E, I, O, U

• A, B, C, D, E

• A, E, I, O, Z

What happens to the word 'sail' when 'ing' is added?

• It becomes 'sailling'

• It becomes 'sailin'

• It becomes 'sail'

• It becomes 'sailing'

If a root word ends with two consonants, what happens when 'ing' is added?

• The last consonant is doubled

• The word remains unchanged

• The last vowel is dropped

• An extra 'e' is added

Which of the following words ends with two consonants?

• Run

• Sail

• Skip

• Jump

What is the rule for words ending with a consonant and a single vowel before it?

• Drop the last vowel

• Double the last consonant

• Add an extra 'e'

• Add 'ing' without changes

Which word follows the rule of doubling the last consonant before adding 'ing'?

• Sail

• Jump

• Skip

• Run

What should be done if a root word ends with a vowel, a consonant, and an 'e'?

• Drop the 'e' before adding 'ing'

• Add 'ing' without changes

• Add an extra 'e'

• Double the last consonant

Which of the following words requires dropping the 'e' before adding 'ing'?

• Bake

• Jump

• Skip

• Run