SPELLING OF NG AND -ED FORMS 1) venns (@) hope hoping hoped “ING Fons If the word ends in -e, EXD date dated ‘top the ~eand add ing" or ‘injure injuring injured “ED FORM: If the word ends in a a0 Consonant and =e just a ~ (2) verns THaT ONE-SYLLABLE VERBS END IN AVowsL ae ssoaponsonavr |? ge Rie ‘vowel +2 onsonants** beg begging begged (©) min raining rained fol fooled 2 vowels + J consonant dream dreaming dreamed __PWOSYLLANLE vis (@)tisten listening listened offer offering offered syllable szessed + F consonant ‘open — opening opened * bel = preferred 2nd syllable stressed - 2 consonants fontrol Controlling controlled (3) vers pHaT (2) start starting, ‘started: ‘If the word ends in two consonants, just IND Teo faa folding, faded td the ending. Consors demand demanding demanded (4) VeRss PHAT (g) enjoy — enjoying ‘enjoyed If -y is preceded by a vowel, keep. END“ poy praying prayed they. buy buying oughe) (h) study studying studied If -y is preceded by a consonant: wy ying tied ING FORM: keep the =y, add ing. ply replying replied “E FoRat: change -9 10 ~i ad ed. ©) verns far (de dying died “NG FORM: Change ~iet0~y, add ing END IN =f lie lying lied ~£D FORM: Add -d. “Exception: fa verb ends in ee, the final -e & not dropped. seeing, arecing, fecing, ‘*tExcepdon: | -w and -x are not doubled: plow — plowed; ix fined 6 CHAPTER