Adding -ing

Read and spell action words that end in -ing.

We add -ing to an action word to show it is happening now: 'jump' becomes 'jumping'. To read an -ing word, cover the ending, read the base word, then add -ing. There are two spelling rules.

First, if the word has a short vowel and ends with one consonant, double that consonant: 'run' becomes 'running', 'hop' becomes 'hopping'. Second, if the word ends in silent e, drop the e: 'ride' becomes 'riding', 'make' becomes 'making'.

The double letter keeps the vowel short, so 'hopping' doesn't turn into 'hoping'!

• 1-ing shows something happening now.
• 2Short vowel + one consonant: double it.
• 3Silent e: drop the e before -ing.