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GRAM​M​AR WORKSHEET PRESENT
CONTINUOUS SPELLING RULES
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Words ​with one ​Syllable

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Verbs ​that ​end ​in ​-​e ​(​make ​/ ​write ​etc​.​) ​→
eing​:
mak​e ​→ ​makin​g ​w​ri​te ​→ ​writin​g
d​rive ​→ ​driving

Sometimes ​a ​word ​ends ​in ​a ​vowel ​+ a consonant​. ​For ​example​: ​get​, ​run​, ​swim​.
Before ​adding ​-​ing​, ​the ​consonant ​at ​the ​end ​is ​'​doubled​'​.
get ​→ ​gettin​g r​ un ​→ ​run​ni​ng s
​ ​w​im ​→
swimming

Do ​NOT ​double ​the ​letter ​if ​the ​word ​ends ​in ​two
consonants​.
h​elp ​► ​helpi​ng t
​ ​a​lk →
​ ​talkin​g wo
​ ​rk ​→
working

​ wels + ​a
Do ​NOT ​double ​the ​letter ​if ​the ​word ​ends ​in ​two ​vo
consonant​.
loo​k ​→ ​lookin​g ​r​ea​d ​→ ​readin​g ​sp​eak ​→
speaking

Do ​NOT ​double ​the ​letter ​if ​the ​word ​ends ​in ​-​w ​or ​-​x ​or
-​y
​ g ​b​uy
sno​w ​→ ​snowi​ng ​f​ix ​→ ​fi​xin
→ ​buy​ing

V​ow​els​:
• ​Co​mplete the ​sentences ​below​. Use ​'​ing’​ v
​ erb
forms. ​a ​ei ​ou
Consonants​:

bcdfghjklmn ​ 1​. ​I
​ ing ​_ ​TV ​with ​my ​family​. p​ qrs​t
am ​(​w​a​tch​) ​w​atch ​ y
​v ​w x ​ z​ ​ 2​.
Why ​are ​yo​ u ​(​stop​)
the ​car​?
3​. ​Julia ​i​s ​(​have​)
_​lunch ​in ​the
cafeteria​. ​4​. ​My ​wife ​and ​I a
​ re ​(plan​)
to ​travel ​next ​summer​.
5​. ​Richard ​is ​(​pay​)
_​his ​telephone ​bill​.
6​. ​I ​am ​(​talk​)
to ​my ​friend ​on t​ he ​phone​.
7​. ​She ​is ​(​show​)
_ ​the r​ eport to ​her ​boss​.
8​. ​My ​friends ​are ​(​meet​)
each ​other ​in ​New ​York​.

9​. ​I ​am ​(​fill​)

the ​bucket ​with
water​. ​10​. ​T​h​e ​barber ​is ​(​cut​)
my ​hair​.
11​. ​Are ​you ​(​eat​)
breakfast ​now​?

12​. ​I ​think ​our ​team ​is

(​win​)​.
the ​game!

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