Activity on Verbs with ing | Primary Resource | English - Free Printable

I'll work through this spelling exercise step by step, applying the rules for adding "-ed" and "-ing" to each base word.

Let me go through each word carefully:

1. log - ends in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC), double the final consonant
- log → logged, logging

2. stage - ends in silent 'e', drop the 'e' before adding suffixes
- stage → staged, staging

3. paint - regular verb, just add the endings
- paint → painted, painting

4. look - regular verb, just add the endings
- look → looked, looking

5. live - ends in silent 'e', drop the 'e'
- live → lived, living

6. fish - regular verb, just add the endings
- fish → fished, fishing

7. forgive - ends in silent 'e', drop the 'e'
- forgive → forgave (irregular past tense!), forgiving

Wait, let me reconsider "forgive." This is an irregular verb. The past tense of "forgive" is "forgave," not "forgived." But for the "-ing" form, it's "forgiving."

8. rap - CVC pattern, double the final consonant
- rap → rapped, rapping

9. watch - ends in 'ch', just add the endings
- watch → watched, watching

10. trap - CVC pattern, double the final consonant
- trap → trapped, trapping

11. skip - CVC pattern, double the final consonant
- skip → skipped, skipping

12. pump - CVC pattern, double the final consonant
- pump → pumped, pumping

13. behave - ends in silent 'e', drop the 'e'
- behave → behaved, behaving

14. believe - ends in silent 'e', drop the 'e'
- believe → believed, believing

Let me verify my answers one more time:

- log: logged, logging ✓
- stage: staged, staging ✓
- paint: painted, painting ✓
- look: looked, looking ✓
- live: lived, living ✓
- fish: fished, fishing ✓
- forgive: forgave (irregular), forgiving ✓
- rap: rapped, rapping ✓
- watch: watched, watching ✓
- trap: trapped, trapping ✓
- skip: skipped, skipping ✓
- pump: pumped, pumping ✓
- behave: behaved, behaving ✓
- believe: believed, believing ✓

Final Answer:

| Base word | Add "ed" | Add "ing" |
|-----------|----------|-----------|
| jump | jumped | jumping |
| log | logged | logging |
| stage | staged | staging |
| paint | painted | painting |
| look | looked | looking |
| live | lived | living |
| fish | fished | fishing |
| forgive | forgave | forgiving |
| rap | rapped | rapping |
| watch | watched | watching |
| trap | trapped | trapping |
| skip | skipped | skipping |
| pump | pumped | pumping |
| behave | behaved | behaving |
| believe | believed | believing |