Adding Suffixes to Root Words (-ed) — Let’s Practise!

Adding Suffixes to Root Words (-ed) — Let’s Practise! exercise

• What does the suffix -ed do?

  Hints

  Look at this example: "Yesterday I played with my friend". When did they play with their friend - in the past or present?

  Here is another example:

  • Present tense: walk
  • Past tense: walked

  Solution

  The suffix -ed changes words from present tense to past tense.

  For example: Today I will play, yesterday I played.

  I will vote. Last year I voted.

• Add the correct suffix.

  Hints

  Remember, when a word ends with a vowel and a consonant, we double the last letter and then add ed.

  For example: Today I will hug my mum. Yesterday, I hugged my mum.

  Remember, when a word ends with e, we drop the e and add ed.

  For example: Today I will cycle to school. Yesterday I cycled to school.

  Solution

  The correct suffixes look like this: jumped, baked, mopped.

  Today I will jump on my trampoline. Yesterday I jumped on my trampoline. Since jump ends in two consonants, we add ed to make the word jumped.

  Today I will bake some cookies. Yesterday I baked a cake. Since bake ends with e, we drop the e and add ed to make the word baked.

  Today I will mop the kitchen. Yesterday I mopped the bathroom. Mop ends with one consonant after the vowel, so we double the p and then add ed to make the word mopped.

• Fill in the correct suffix.

  Hints

  Remember, when a word ends with e, we drop the e and add ed.

  For example: Move becomes moved. Yesterday my family moved.

  Remember, when a word ends with two consonants, we add ed.

  For example: pass becomes passed. I passed my exam!

  Solution

  The words are danced, used, and picked.

  "Today I will dance, yesterday I danced". Since dance ends with e, we drop the e and add ed to make the word danced.

  "Today I will use the computer. Yesterday I used the computer". Since use ends with e, we drop the e and add ed to make the word used.

  "Today I will pick some flowers. Yesterday I picked some flowers". Since pick ends with two consonants, we add ed to make the word picked.

• What is the past tense form of each word?

  Hints

  Remember, when using -ed, think about how each word ends.

  Here is an example: Beep ends with two vowels and a consonant.

  These are the present and past tense forms: beep --> beeped

  Solution

  The words are sneezed, cooked, wagged and pushed.

  Last week I had a cold, I sneezed so many times.

  Yesterday you cooked a delicious dinner.

  When I met your dog, he wagged his tail!

  I pushed my bike up the hill.

• Choose the correct words.

  Hints

  Remember, when a word ends in e, we drop the e and add ed.

  If the word ends in two consonants, we just add ed.

  Solution

  "Last week I climbed a big tree". Climb ends in two consonants, so we add ed to make the word climbed.

  "Yesterday we skated at the ice rink". Skate ends in e, so we drop the e and add ed to make the word skated.

• Can you help Jack finish his letter?

  Hints

  Remember, if we have a one syllable word with one short vowel, and one consonant after the vowel, we double the consonant and then add ed.

  For example: chop becomes chopped. "Yesterday I chopped a carrot".

  Solution

  Dear Grandma,

  I want to tell you about my week! We visited our friends in the countryside.

  The first day, I jumped out of bed with excitement. I played with my friend, then I chased him to the lake!

  After that, we skimmed stones on the water. We went in a canoe, but it tipped over. I had a great time, and I smiled a lot.

  From, Jack