Worksheet for learning to add the "-ing" suffix to verbs, including word sorting and rules.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are adding “-ing” to each word and putting them in the right column based on the rule:

1. just add “-ing” → for most words, just tack on “-ing” at the end.
2. “e” and add “-ing” → if the word ends with a silent “e”, drop the “e” and add “-ing”.
3. double last letter → if the word is short (one syllable), ends with one vowel + one consonant, double the last consonant before adding “-ing”.

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Let’s go through each word:

Group 1: just add “-ing”

These words don’t need any changes — just add “-ing”.

- hope → hoping? Wait! “hope” ends in “e”, so it should be in group 2. Let’s fix that later.
Actually, let’s sort carefully.

Better approach: Go word by word and decide which rule applies.

List of words:
hope, make, rub, look, see, do, go, take, dance, ride, win, run, care, write, come, meet, shop, sit, like, take (again)

Wait — “take” appears twice? Probably a typo, but we’ll handle it once.

Let’s categorize:

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✔ Group 1: just add “-ing”
(No special rules — usually words ending in two vowels, or already ending in “ing” sound, or not fitting other rules)

- look → looking ✔
- see → seeing ✔ (ends in “ee”, so no dropping)
- do → doing ✔
- go → going ✔
- meet → meeting ✔ (ends in “et”, but “meet” has two e’s — actually, “meet” ends in “t”, but since it’s “ee” + “t”, we don’t double because “ee” is two vowels — so just add “-ing”)
Wait — let’s check standard rules again.

Standard spelling rules for -ing:

Rule 1: If verb ends in “e” → drop “e” and add “-ing” → e.g., make → making

Rule 2: If verb is one syllable, ends in vowel + consonant → double consonant → e.g., run → running

Rule 3: Otherwise, just add “-ing”

So let’s re-sort properly.

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Let’s list all words and apply rules:

1. hope → ends in “e” → drop “e” → hoping → Group 2
2. make → ends in “e” → making → Group 2
3. rub → one syllable, ends in vowel+consonant? “u” is vowel, “b” is consonant → yes → double “b” → rubbing → Group 3
4. look → ends in “k”, no “e”, not vowel+consonant pattern needing doubling → just add “-ing” → looking → Group 1
5. see → ends in “ee” → just add “-ing” → seeing → Group 1
6. do → irregular, but we just add “-ing” → doing → Group 1
7. go → same → going → Group 1
8. take → ends in “e” → taking → Group 2
9. dance → ends in “e” → dancing → Group 2
10. ride → ends in “e” → riding → Group 2
11. win → one syllable, ends in vowel+consonant? “i” + “n” → yes → double “n” → winning → Group 3
12. run → one syllable, “u” + “n” → double “n” → running → Group 3
13. care → ends in “e” → caring → Group 2
14. write → ends in “e” → writing → Group 2
15. come → ends in “e” → coming → Group 2
16. meet → ends in “t”, but “ee” is two vowels → no doubling needed → meeting → Group 1
17. shop → one syllable, “o” + “p” → double “p” → shopping → Group 3
18. sit → one syllable, “i” + “t” → double “t” → sitting → Group 3
19. like → ends in “e” → liking → Group 2
20. take → duplicate → already done → taking → Group 2

Now let’s group them:

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📌 just add “-ing”
→ look → looking
→ see → seeing
→ do → doing
→ go → going
→ meet → meeting

That’s 5 words.

📌 “e” and add “-ing” (drop the “e”)
→ hope → hoping
→ make → making
→ take → taking
→ dance → dancing
→ ride → riding
→ care → caring
→ write → writing
→ come → coming
→ like → liking

That’s 9 words.

📌 double last letter
→ rub → rubbing
→ win → winning
→ run → running
→ shop → shopping
→ sit → sitting

That’s 5 words.

Total: 5 + 9 + 5 = 19 — but we had 20 words? Oh, “take” was listed twice. So we count it once → total 19 unique words. The worksheet probably has a duplicate by mistake. We’ll include “take” only once.

But looking back at the original list:
“hope make rub look see do go, take dance ride win run care write come meet shop sit like take”

Yes, “take” appears twice. In homework, sometimes they repeat to test attention. But for sorting, we put each instance in the correct box. Since both “take” belong in Group 2, we can write “taking” twice? Or maybe it’s a typo. To be safe, we’ll follow the list as given — so two “take” → two “taking” in Group 2.

But typically, you wouldn’t repeat unless instructed. Let’s assume it’s a typo and use each word once. Most worksheets don’t repeat. I think it’s safer to treat it as one “take”.

Actually, looking at the table — there are 6 rows per column. Total 18 slots. We have 20 words? That doesn’t fit.

Wait — let’s count the words in the list:

Original list:
hope, make, rub, look, see, do, go, take, dance, ride, win, run, care, write, come, meet, shop, sit, like, take → that’s 20 words.

But the table has 3 columns × 6 rows = 18 boxes. Hmm. Maybe some words are meant to be skipped? Or perhaps “take” is repeated by accident.

Alternatively, maybe “do” and “go” are exceptions? No, they’re fine.

Perhaps the teacher expects us to fill all 18 boxes, and ignore duplicates? Or maybe I miscounted.

Let me recount the words from the image description:

“hope make rub look see do go, take dance ride win run care write come meet shop sit like take”

Breakdown:

Line 1: hope, make, rub, look, see, do, go → 7
Line 2: take, dance, ride, win, run, care, write → 7
Line 3: come, meet, shop, sit, like, take → 6
Total: 7+7+6=20

But table has 18 spaces. This is confusing.

Perhaps “do” and “go” are not to be included? No, they’re regular.

Another possibility: “see” and “meet” might be considered differently? No.

Wait — maybe the instruction says “put them in the table under the right heading” — implying all words must be placed, but the table might have enough space? 3 columns × 6 rows = 18, but we have 20 words. Unless...

Looking back at the user’s text: the table shows 6 rows per column, but perhaps it’s expandable? Or maybe I should just assign each word correctly regardless of space.

Since this is a reasoning exercise, I’ll focus on correct categorization, and note that “take” appears twice, so we’ll have two entries for “taking” in Group 2.

But to match typical worksheet design, perhaps the second “take” is a mistake. I’ll proceed with unique words, and if needed, mention it.

For accuracy, let’s list all 20 with their forms:

Words and their -ing forms:

1. hope → hoping (Group 2)
2. make → making (Group 2)
3. rub → rubbing (Group 3)
4. look → looking (Group 1)
5. see → seeing (Group 1)
6. do → doing (Group 1)
7. go → going (Group 1)
8. take → taking (Group 2)
9. dance → dancing (Group 2)
10. ride → riding (Group 2)
11. win → winning (Group 3)
12. run → running (Group 3)
13. care → caring (Group 2)
14. write → writing (Group 2)
15. come → coming (Group 2)
16. meet → meeting (Group 1)
17. shop → shopping (Group 3)
18. sit → sitting (Group 3)
19. like → liking (Group 2)
20. take → taking (Group 2) [duplicate]

So Group 1: look, see, do, go, meet → 5 words
Group 2: hope, make, take, dance, ride, care, write, come, like, take → 10 words (including duplicate)
Group 3: rub, win, run, shop, sit → 5 words

Total 20.

But the table has only 18 boxes. Perhaps the duplicate “take” is not intended. In many such worksheets, duplicates are errors. I think for correctness, we should include all, but since the table may not have space, perhaps the student is to fill as many as possible.

To resolve this, I’ll assume the second “take” is a typo and use 19 unique words, but still, 19 > 18.

Count unique words: remove one “take” → 19 words.

Still too many.

List without duplicate “take”:

Unique words: hope, make, rub, look, see, do, go, take, dance, ride, win, run, care, write, come, meet, shop, sit, like → 19 words.

Table has 18 boxes. One extra.

Which one to omit? Perhaps “do” or “go” are considered irregular and not to be used? But the instruction doesn’t say that.

Another idea: “see” and “meet” end in “ee”, which is two vowels, so they are Group 1, correct.

Perhaps “come” is sometimes spelled “comming”? No, it’s “coming”.

I think there might be an error in the worksheet, but for the purpose of this task, I’ll categorize all words correctly, and the student can fill the table accordingly, perhaps leaving one blank or adjusting.

But to provide a clean answer, I'll list the words in each category as per standard rules, and if there's a duplicate, include it once.

Final decision: Treat "take" as appearing once. So 19 words, but we'll distribute as best as possible.

Perhaps the table allows more than 6 per column? The image shows 6 rows, but maybe it's illustrative.

For the sake of completing the task, I'll provide the correct grouping, and the student can write them in the table.

So here is the sorted list:

just add "-ing":
look → looking
see → seeing
do → doing
go → going
meet → meeting

"e" and add "-ing":
hope → hoping
make → making
take → taking
dance → dancing
ride → riding
care → caring
write → writing
come → coming
like → liking

double last letter:
rub → rubbing
win → winning
run → running
shop → shopping
sit → sitting

That's 5 + 9 + 5 = 19 words. If the worksheet has only 18 spaces, perhaps one is missing, but this is accurate.

If we must fit 18, maybe omit one from Group 2, but that would be incorrect.

I think for educational purposes, we present the correct categorization.

So for the final answer, I'll list the words in each column as above.

Final Answer:

just add "-ing": looking, seeing, doing, going, meeting
"e" and add "-ing": hoping, making, taking, dancing, riding, caring, writing, coming, liking
double last letter: rubbing, winning, running, shopping, sitting

Note: "take" was listed twice in the original, but we've included it once. If required, add another "taking" in the second column.