Adding word endings

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 5-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which word means 'more fast'?
- fastest
- faster
- fastly
Which word means more than one pig?
- pigs
- pigss
- piges
Which ending shows that something is happening right now?
- -s
- -ed
- -ing
Which word means jump is happening right now?
- jumping
- jumpping
- jumped
Which word is the right spelling for more than one box?
- boxs
- boxes
- boxies
Which word is the right spelling for more than one bus?
- buss
- buses
- busies
Which word means 'the most slow of all'?
- slower
- slowes
- slowest
Play grows -ing to become playing. How many letters are in playing?
Answer: ______________
Tom wrote 'cooked' to show it already happened. Is that spelled right?
- No, it should be cookd
- Yes, cooked is right
- No, it should be cookeded
Ava wrote 'playying' to show it is happening now. What is her mistake?
- She added an extra y
- She should add -ed instead
- She should add -s instead

Answer key

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faster · Add -er to show more of something: fast becomes faster.
pigs · Add -s to pig to get pigs.
-ing · Add -ing to show something is happening now, like play becomes playing.
jumping · Add -ing to jump to get jumping. Jumped means it already happened.
boxes · Box ends in x, so add -es: boxes.
buses · Bus ends in s, so add -es: buses.
slowest · Add -est to show the most of all: slow becomes slowest.
7 · play has 4 letters and -ing adds 3 more, so playing has 7 letters.
Yes, cooked is right · Cook just needs -ed added: cooked. No letters are taken away.
She added an extra y · Play just needs -ing added: playing. The root word stays the same.