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-est. -er. Inflected Endings and Comparative Endings. -ed. -es. -ing. sit. How does the word end?. s i t. Short vowel & 1 consonant !. This is the way the end must be. See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant , add –ing.
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-est -er Inflected Endings and Comparative Endings -ed -es -ing
sit How does the word end? sit Short vowel & 1 consonant! This is the way the end must be . . . See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant, add –ing. sitting
bake How does the word end? bake Vowel, consonant, silent e! This is the way the end must be . . . Drop, drop, drop silent e, Drop the e, add –ed. baked
rake How does the word end? rake Vowel, consonant, silent e! This is the way the end must be . . . Drop, drop, drop silent e, Drop the e, add –ed. raked
hug How does the word end? hug Short vowel & 1 consonant! This is the way the end must be . . . See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant, add –ed. hugged
hurry How does the word end? hurry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –ed! hurried
sad How does the word end? sad Short vowel & 1 consonant! This is the way the end must be . . . See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant, add –er. sadder
tall How does the word end? tall Vowel & 2 consonants! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –est. tallest
fry How does the word end? fry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! frying
cry How does the word end? cry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –es! cries
dance How does the word end? dance Vowel, consonant, silent e! This is the way the end must be . . . Drop, drop, drop silent e, Drop the e, add –ed. danced
skip How does the word end? skip Short vowel & 1 consonant! This is the way the end must be . . . See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant, add –ing. skipping
dry How does the word end? dry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –ed! dried
try How does the word end? try Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –es! tries
reply How does the word end? reply Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! replying
race How does the word end? race Vowel, consonant, silent e! This is the way the end must be . . . Drop, drop, drop silent e, Drop the e, add –ing. racing
silly How does the word end? silly Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –est! silliest
study How does the word end? study Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –ed! studied
funny How does the word end? funny Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –er! funnier
shop How does the word end? shop Short vowel & 1 consonant! This is the way the end must be . . . See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant, add –ed. shopped
carry How does the word end? carry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Change the Y to an I and add –es! carries
small How does the word end? small Vowel & 2 consonants! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –est. smallest
stay How does the word end? stay Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ed. stayed
say How does the word end? say Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! saying
smile How does the word end? smile Vowel, consonant, silent e! This is the way the end must be . . . Drop, drop, drop silent e, Drop the e, add –ing. smiling
play How does the word end? play Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ed! played
marry How does the word end? marry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! marrying
fat How does the word end? fat Short vowel & 1 consonant! This is the way the end must be . . . See a short vowel and a consonant too, here’s the only thing to do: DOUBLE the consonant, add –er. fatter
Inflected and Comparative Endings • If the word has a short vowel and one consonant, double the consonant. Then add the ending. Shop = shopped • If the word has a short vowel with two consonants, just add the ending. Small = smallest • If the word has a vowel, consonant and silent e, drop the silent e. Then add the ending. Smile = smiling • To add –ed, -er, -es, or –est to words that end with a consonant and a Y, change the Y to an i. Then add the ending. Funny = funnier • To add –ing to a word that ends with a Y, just add the ending. marry = marrying • If the word ends with a vowel and a Y, just add the ending. Play = played The End