March

2020

Spelli
ng
Adding
“ing ” t
o word
s
 School Learning
Visit
Management System
(SLMS) learn.moe.gov.tt
ECCE/Primary/Secondary

Helping students to connect and

continue learning
 Rule 1
For words that end in a silent -e, drop the -e
and add -ing

• Come – coming
• Revise- revising
• Bubble- bubbling
• Trouble – troubling
Example-The children were bubbling with
excitement because their friends were coming
over to spend time revising some troubling
words
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 Rule 2
For one-syllable words that end in consonant-
vowel-consonant (except x and w), double the
last letter and add -ing.

• Run- running
• Stop- stopping
• Sit- sitting
Example-We were sitting near the
tree when we say the prefects
stopping the students who were
running.
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 Rule 3
For most other words (including words that
end in -y), add -ing with no changes.

• Rain- raining
• Send-sending
• Worry- worrying
Example- There’s no hurry
sending the umbrella. I’m not
worrying about it raining
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 Fun Act i v i t y

Love Laugh Nap

Use the correct Poke Mend Cry
spelling rule to
change the words to
‘ing’.

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 ANSWER S

Loving Rule 1
Poking Rule 1
Laughing Rule 3
Mending Rule 3
Napping Rule 2

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 Recap
• Rule 1: For words that end in a silent (not pronounced) -e,
drop the -e and add -ing.

• Rule 2: For one-syllable words that end in consonant-vowel-

consonant (except x and w), double the last letter and add -
ing.
•
• Rule 3: For most other words (including words that end in -y),
add -ing with no changes.
 Thank
You!

Presentation prepared by Teacher-Mohinder Ramnarine