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Inflected Endings and Comparative Endings

-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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Inflected Endings and Comparative Endings

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  1. -est -er Inflected Endings and Comparative Endings -ed -es -ing

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. tall How does the word end? tall Vowel & 2 consonants! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –est. tallest

  9. fry How does the word end? fry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! frying

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. reply How does the word end? reply Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! replying

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. small How does the word end? small Vowel & 2 consonants! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –est. smallest

  23. stay How does the word end? stay Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ed. stayed

  24. say How does the word end? say Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! saying

  25. 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

  26. play How does the word end? play Vowel & Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ed! played

  27. marry How does the word end? marry Consonant – Y! This is the way the end must be . . . Just add –ing! marrying

  28. 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

  29. 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

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