Solution to the "Inflectional Endings" Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on
inflectional endings for verbs: adding
-ing (present continuous) and
-ed (simple past). The goal is to change each base verb into its present participle (-ing) and past tense (-ed) forms.
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✔ Rules Reminder:
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-ing: Used for actions happening *now* (e.g., "The cat is jumping").
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-ed: Used for actions that happened in the *past* (e.g., "The cat jumped").
> Note: Some verbs may need spelling changes when adding -ed or -ing (like doubling consonants, dropping 'e', etc.), but these are simple regular verbs here.
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Completed Worksheet:
| Verb | + ing | + ed |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1. walk | walking | walked |
| 2. spill | spilling | spilled |
| 3. help | helping | helped |
| 4. look | looking | looked |
| 5. plant | planting | planted |
| 6. lock | locking | locked |
| 7. jump | jumping | jumped |
| 8. start | starting | started |
| 9. fix | fixing | fixed |
| 10. yell | yelling | yelled |
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🔍 Explanation of Each:
1.
walk → walking / walked
- Add -ing: "walking" (happening now)
- Add -ed: "walked" (happened in the past)
2.
spill → spilling / spilled
- Double the 'l' before -ing? No — "spill" ends with a single consonant after a short vowel, so we just add -ing → "spilling".
- For -ed: "spilled" — double the 'l'? No, just add -ed → "spilled".
3.
help → helping / helped
- "helping" (present), "helped" (past)
4.
look → looking / looked
- "looking", "looked"
5.
plant → planting / planted
- "planting", "planted"
6.
lock → locking / locked
- "locking", "locked"
7.
jump → jumping / jumped
- "jumping", "jumped"
8.
start → starting / started
- "starting", "started"
9.
fix → fixing / fixed
- "fixing", "fixed"
10.
yell → yelling / yelled
- "yelling", "yelled"
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✔ All verbs are
regular, so they follow standard rules:
> - Just add
-ing for present continuous.
> - Add
-ed for past tense.
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📝 Final Answer:
| Verb | + ing | + ed |
|----------|-------------|-------------|
| 1. walk | walking | walked |
| 2. spill | spilling | spilled |
| 3. help | helping | helped |
| 4. look | looking | looked |
| 5. plant | planting | planted |
| 6. lock | locking | locked |
| 7. jump | jumping | jumped |
| 8. start | starting | started |
| 9. fix | fixing | fixed |
| 10. yell | yelling | yelled |
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of inflectional endings worksheet.
