Suffix Word Endings worksheet for practicing grammar with fun illustrations.
A worksheet titled "Suffix - Word Endings" with instructions and ten sentences for practicing suffixes like -ed, -ing, and -s, featuring a cartoon mouse and a frog.
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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Suffix – Word Endings", which is designed to help students practice adding suffixes (like -ed, -ing, -s, -er) to base words to form new words that fit in sentences. The goal is to use the correct word ending to make each sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
Let’s go through the worksheet step by step and solve each sentence. First, here are the base words provided at the top of the worksheet:
- worked
- talked
- showed
- jumped
- looked
- walking
- fishing
- shouting
- running
- talking
Now, let's analyze each sentence and choose the appropriate word with the correct suffix.
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- Looking at the base words: “talking” is already in the list and fits perfectly.
- "I am talking" is correct.
✔ Answer: talking
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- Yesterday indicates past tense.
- “Jumped” is the past tense of "jump".
- “My brother and I jumped” makes sense.
✔ Answer: jumped
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- This is about an action that happened during the week — past tense.
- “Walked” is the past tense of "walk".
- “We walked to school” is correct.
✔ Answer: walked
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- Present continuous tense: “is + verb-ing”.
- “Running” is the only -ing form that fits logically.
- “The mouse is running around…” makes sense.
✔ Answer: running
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- “Last night” = past tense.
- “Talked” is the past tense of “talk”.
- “Jock talked on the phone…” is correct.
✔ Answer: talked
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- Past tense needed.
- “Showed” is the past tense of “show”.
- “I showed my dad…” is correct.
✔ Answer: showed
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- Present continuous: “is + verb-ing”.
- “Walking” fits perfectly.
- “Megan is walking all over the mall…” makes sense.
✔ Answer: walking
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- “Right now” = present continuous.
- “Shouting” fits well.
- “My grandma is shouting up and down…” is logical.
✔ Answer: shouting
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- “Has been... since” means we need a past tense verb.
- “Looked” fits best.
- “Since I looked in the attic” is correct.
✔ Answer: looked
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- “Is” + verb-ing → present continuous.
- “Showing” is the correct -ing form.
- “Tom is showing me…” is correct.
✔ Answer: showing
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1. talking
2. jumped
3. walked
4. running
5. talked
6. showed
7. walking
8. shouting
9. looked
10. showing
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This exercise teaches how suffixes change the meaning or tense of words:
- -ed: past tense (e.g., worked, jumped)
- -ing: present continuous or gerund (e.g., walking, talking)
- -s: plural or third-person singular (not used here)
By matching the correct word ending to the context of the sentence (time, subject, action), students learn how grammar affects word forms.
Let me know if you'd like this turned into a printable answer key!
Let’s go through the worksheet step by step and solve each sentence. First, here are the base words provided at the top of the worksheet:
- worked
- talked
- showed
- jumped
- looked
- walking
- fishing
- shouting
- running
- talking
Now, let's analyze each sentence and choose the appropriate word with the correct suffix.
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1. I am ________ on the phone with my grandmother.
- Looking at the base words: “talking” is already in the list and fits perfectly.
- "I am talking" is correct.
✔ Answer: talking
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2. My brother and I ________ on the trampoline yesterday.
- Yesterday indicates past tense.
- “Jumped” is the past tense of "jump".
- “My brother and I jumped” makes sense.
✔ Answer: jumped
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3. My friends and I ________ to school this week.
- This is about an action that happened during the week — past tense.
- “Walked” is the past tense of "walk".
- “We walked to school” is correct.
✔ Answer: walked
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4. The mouse is ________ around the house for the cat.
- Present continuous tense: “is + verb-ing”.
- “Running” is the only -ing form that fits logically.
- “The mouse is running around…” makes sense.
✔ Answer: running
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5. Jock ________ on the phone last night.
- “Last night” = past tense.
- “Talked” is the past tense of “talk”.
- “Jock talked on the phone…” is correct.
✔ Answer: talked
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6. I ________ my dad what I found last week.
- Past tense needed.
- “Showed” is the past tense of “show”.
- “I showed my dad…” is correct.
✔ Answer: showed
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7. Megan is ________ all over the mall and shopping.
- Present continuous: “is + verb-ing”.
- “Walking” fits perfectly.
- “Megan is walking all over the mall…” makes sense.
✔ Answer: walking
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8. My grandma is ________ up and down right now!
- “Right now” = present continuous.
- “Shouting” fits well.
- “My grandma is shouting up and down…” is logical.
✔ Answer: shouting
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9. It has been two weeks since I ________ in the attic.
- “Has been... since” means we need a past tense verb.
- “Looked” fits best.
- “Since I looked in the attic” is correct.
✔ Answer: looked
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10. Tom is ________ me where to put my books.
- “Is” + verb-ing → present continuous.
- “Showing” is the correct -ing form.
- “Tom is showing me…” is correct.
✔ Answer: showing
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Final Answers:
1. talking
2. jumped
3. walked
4. running
5. talked
6. showed
7. walking
8. shouting
9. looked
10. showing
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Explanation Summary:
This exercise teaches how suffixes change the meaning or tense of words:
- -ed: past tense (e.g., worked, jumped)
- -ing: present continuous or gerund (e.g., walking, talking)
- -s: plural or third-person singular (not used here)
By matching the correct word ending to the context of the sentence (time, subject, action), students learn how grammar affects word forms.
Let me know if you'd like this turned into a printable answer key!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of suffixes worksheet free.