Adding ing teaches KS1 children how to adapt verbs into the present tense. This requirement is stated in the Year 1 spelling list set out in the National Curriculum.
A verb is a doing word. To show a verb is happening now, we add ‘ing’ to the end, like ‘jump’ turns into ‘jumping’. All you need to do is add ‘ing’. However, if the word has a short vowel sound like ‘hop’, you need to double the last letter (the consonant), so that it says ‘hopping’. See how many you know of these ‘ing’ spellings.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling
We would write the verb first, which is 'buzz' then add 'ing' to show that he is doing it now.
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When you add 'ing' onto the end of the word, we say you are writing in the present participle. This means the verb is happening in the present, right now.
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Other words for add are, plus, more than, calculate, find the sum and total.
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The 'i' sound in this word is considered to be a short vowel sound. This means we need to double the last letter then add 'ing'.
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The 'o' is a short vowel sound, so the last letter needs to be doubled otherwise you turn it into the word 'hoping' which is something you wish for.
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The 'u' is considered a short vowel sound and so, the 'n' needs to be doubled.
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To help you, try and spell the verb first: 'fly' then add the 'ing'.
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It would make sense to click the second answer but if a verb ends with an 'e' we get rid of that letter and then add 'ing'.
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Here you need to know that the word 'drive' is written like this, then you take away the 'e' and add 'ing'.
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The word 'wave' changes to waving, where we take away the 'e'.
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