2nd grade
Adding -ing
Ten verbs to add -ing to, with the three rules on the sheet: jumping, swimming, baking, hopping and smiling.
Phonics worksheet · Syllables and word building
Ending -ed: three sounds
The ending -ed can say /t/, /d/ or /id/. Twelve words to read out loud and sort by the sound: jumped, played and painted.
- Grade level
- 2nd grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Syllables, Prefixes and suffixes, Spelling rules for endings, Compound words
What kids do
“Read each word out loud. Listen to the -ed. Does it say /t/, /d/ or /id/? Write it in that column.”
Printed on the sheet:
- After t or d, -ed says /id/. After sounds like p, k, s, sh and ch it says /t/. After the rest it says /d/.
Words on this sheet
paintedplayedlandedneededjumpedhelpedrainedyelledkickedwishedhuggedwanted
Teacher tip
Read each word out loud with a hand on your throat to feel /d/.
How to use it
- Teach one rule at a time and post it on the board.
- Read each new word in a sentence so kids hear the meaning change.
- Send it home with a note asking families to listen to their child read the words.
Watch for
Kids who split syllables by letter count instead of sound. Clap the word again.
Talk about it
- Why do we double the last letter here?
- Can you think of another word with the same sound?
Take it further
Play syllable jump: kids jump once for each syllable.
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