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Adding ‘ing’ to words. What happens to the following words when we add ‘–ing’ onto the end? Try to think of a reason for the different changes. milk. ing. help. ing. When we add ‘ing’ to short vowel words (a,e,i,o,u) ending in two consonant sounds we simply add the letters i, n and g.
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What happens to the following words when we add ‘–ing’ onto the end? Try to think of a reason for the different changes.
milk ing
help ing
When we add ‘ing’ to short vowel words (a,e,i,o,u) ending in two consonant sounds we simply add the letters i, n and g. hand – handing post - posting
wish ing
miss ing
When we add ‘ing’ to words with a short vowel which end with 2 or 3 consonants, we simply add the letters i, n and g. fetch – fetching rock - rocking
* find * buy * watch * miss
fan ning
shop ping
fit ting
When we add ‘ing’ to words with a short vowel ending with one consonant, we have to double the last letter. hop - hopping beg - begging
knot hug hum ting ging ming
drive driving
time timing
dance dancing