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

helping

When we add ing to short

vowel words (a,e,i,o,u)
ending in two consonant
phonemes we simply add
the letters
i, n and g.
hand handing
post - posting

wish ing

missing

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

What would
happen with
these words?

* find
* buy
* watch * miss

fanning

shop ping

fitting

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

What would
happen with
these words?

knotting
hugging
humming

drive
driving

time
timing

dance
dancing