Forming Gerunds Here is a brief review of gerunds and how to form them.

Gerunds are nouns formed from verbs. ex: walking, talking, thinking, listening Gerunds are formed by adding ING to verbs. ex: think + ing = thinking

Spelling Rules
There are a few spelling rules that you need to know in order to form gerunds correctly. The spelling of a gerund depends on the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonants (b, c, d, f, etc.) at the end of the verb.

Rule If there is more than one consonant, just add ING If there is more than one vowel, just add ING If there is one vowel and one consonant, and the syllable is stressed, double the consonant and add ING If there are one or more consonants and E, remove the E and add ING In most other cases, just add ING

Example think + ing = thinking beat + ing = beating hit + t + ing = hitting take + ing = taking study + ing = studying see + ing = seeing

1. What is the gerund formed from "fry"?

2. What is the gerund formed from "beat"?

3. What is the gerund formed from "shop"?

4. What is the gerund formed from "hurt"?

5. What is the gerund formed from "filter"?

6. What is the gerund formed from "write"?

7. What is the gerund formed from "hope"?

8. What is the gerund formed from "hop" (which means "to jump on one leg")?

9. What is the gerund formed from "judge"?

10. What is the gerund formed from "please"?

11. What is the gerund formed from "shoot"?

12. What is the gerund formed from "make"?