Suffixes — ing, ed, er: Foundation (Year 1) | CGP Plus - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and add the correct suffix — ‘ing’, ‘ed’, or ‘er’ — so the sentence makes sense.

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1. Rory ______________ with his sister. (play)
We’re talking about something Rory is doing right now (or was doing). The picture shows kids playing together. So we use “playing” → play + ing = playing

✔ Correct word: played? Wait — let’s check context.
Actually, if it’s a general statement like “Rory plays with his sister,” that would be present simple. But since we’re adding suffixes from the list, and the instruction says to make the sentence make sense, let’s look at the verb tense needed.

Looking at the other sentences:

- “Who is your favourite ________?” → needs a noun → singer
- “We were ________ so much!” → past continuous? Or past participle? “laughing” fits better than “laughed” here because “were laughing” is past continuous.
- “I am ________ my dad.” → present continuous → helping
- “‘Hurry up!’ ________ Priya.” → past action → shouted

So for #1: “Rory ________ with his sister.” — could be past tense (“played”) or present continuous (“is playing”). But the blank doesn’t have “is”, so likely simple past → played

Wait — but in the image, the kids are actively playing — maybe it’s meant to be present continuous? But the sentence structure doesn’t include “is”. Hmm.

Let’s re-read instructions: “Add ‘ing’, ‘ed’ or ‘er’ to each word so the sentences make sense.”

For #1: If we put “playing”, the sentence becomes “Rory playing with his sister.” — that’s not grammatically complete without “is”.

If we put “played”, it becomes “Rory played with his sister.” — that’s a complete, correct sentence.

Similarly, #5: “‘Hurry up!’ ________ Priya.” → if we put “shouted”, it’s “Priya shouted” — perfect.

#3: “We were ________ so much!” → “were laughing” → yes, that works.

#4: “I am ________ my dad.” → “am helping” → yes.

#2: “Who is your favourite ________?” → needs a person who sings → “singer”

So back to #1: Since there’s no auxiliary verb like “is” or “was”, the only option that makes a complete sentence is played.

But wait — let’s double-check all:

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Sentence 1: Rory ________ with his sister. → play → played (past tense) ✔
Sentence 2: Who is your favourite ________? → sing → singer (noun form) ✔
Sentence 3: We were ________ so much! → laugh → laughing (past continuous) ✔
Sentence 4: I am ________ my dad. → help → helping (present continuous) ✔
Sentence 5: “Hurry up!” ________ Priya. → shout → shouted (past tense reporting speech) ✔

All fit perfectly.

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Final Answer:
1. played
2. singer
3. laughing
4. helping
5. shouted