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Adding ing to verbs. Adding ing. Look how easy it is to add ing to these words. see . + ing. see ing. go. + ing. go ing. eat. + ing. eat ing. look. + ing. look ing. say. + ing. say ing. Try adding ing to these words. help. help ing. jump. jump ing. meet. meet ing.
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Adding ing Look how easy it is to add ing to these words. see +ing seeing go +ing going eat +ing eating look +ing looking say +ing saying
Try adding ing to these words. help helping jump jumping meet meeting walk walking Did you get them right ? Well done !
Here are some more words that end with ing. asking pulling spending trying jumping enjoying Can you think of any more ?
Watch out for words ending in e They are more tricky ! make +ing mak e ing take +ing tak e ing Can you see what is happening ? If a word ends in an e you must drop the e before adding ing.
Try adding ing to these words. Remember the e ! write writing smile smiling come coming like liking Did you get them right ? Well done !
Here are some more words that ended in e before adding ing. drive driving ride riding care caring hope hoping hate hating decide deciding Can you think of any more ?
Also watch out for words with a short vowel sound in the middle. run +ing run n ing p shop +ing shop ing Can you see what is happening ? If the word has a short vowel, then you must add a double letter before the ing.
Try adding ing to these words. Remember the short vowel ! shut shutting clap clapping win winning sit sitting Did you get them right ? Well done !
Here are some more words that need a double letter before adding ing. slip slipping chat chatting fit fitting plan planning bet betting tip tipping Can you think of any more ?
So remember these generalizations…. • Most words just add ing • Words ending in e … drop the e before adding ing • Words with a short vowel need a double letter before adding ing