Let’s go through each word one by one and add “ing” to it.
Some words just need “ing” added at the end — like “look” becomes “looking”.
But some words change a little:
- If a word ends with “e”, we usually drop the “e” before adding “ing”.
Example: “come” → “coming” (not “comeing”)
Same for: make, ride, cycle, race, bike
- If a short word ends with one vowel + one consonant, we double the last letter before adding “ing”.
Example: “run” → “running”
Also: shop, clap, shut, win, sit, begin
Now let’s do each word:
Left column:
1. Go → going (just add ing)
2. Come → coming (drop e, add ing)
3. Look → looking (just add ing)
4. Say → saying (just add ing — even though it ends in y, we don’t change it here)
5. Cycle → cycling (drop e, add ing)
6. Ride → riding (drop e, add ing)
7. Make → making (drop e, add ing)
8. Race → racing (drop e, add ing)
9. Bike → biking (drop e, add ing)
Right column:
1. Run → running (double n, add ing)
2. Shop → shopping (double p, add ing)
3. Clap → clapping (double p, add ing)
4. Shut → shutting (double t, add ing)
5. Win → winning (double n, add ing)
6. Sit → sitting (double t, add ing)
7. Order → ordering (just add ing — no change needed)
8. Travel → traveling (in American English, we don’t double the l; just add ing)
*(Note: In British English, it’s “travelling” — but since this is Grade 3 and likely using US spelling, we’ll use “traveling”)*
9. Begin → beginning (double n, add ing)
Final Answer:
Go → going
Come → coming
Look → looking
Say → saying
Cycle → cycling
Ride → riding
Make → making
Race → racing
Bike → biking
Run → running
Shop → shopping
Clap → clapping
Shut → shutting
Win → winning
Sit → sitting
Order → ordering
Travel → traveling
Begin → beginning
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of suffix worksheet.
