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Year 1 - Adding ed

Learn how to add ed to show something happened already. These spelling rules help you write past tense verbs correctly, even when the word changes a little.

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Fascinating Fact:

Cry becomes cried, and carry becomes carried.

In KS1 English Spelling, you practise adding ed to verbs to show the past. Sometimes you just add ed, and sometimes the spelling changes to keep the word easy to read.

Key Terms

Verb: A doing word, like jump, help, or play.
Past tense: A way of writing to show something has already happened.
Suffix: Letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning, like ed.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do I add ed to a word in Year 1 spelling?

In Year 1 spelling, you often add ed to the end of a verb to show it happened in the past, like play to played. Some words need a small spelling change before ed is added.

When do you change y to i before adding ed?

You change y to i before adding ed when a word ends in a consonant then y. For example, try becomes tried and hurry becomes hurried.

What happens if a word ends with e and I add ed?

If a word already ends with e, you usually just add d. For example, like becomes liked and smile becomes smiled.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Spell the missing word: She _____ if she could play on the slide.

askd

askt

asked

arsked

For this one, you should write the verb 'ask' then add the 'ed' after.

2 .

Spell the missing word: Her phone has been _____.

smashed

smashhed

smasht

smased

Phones can be very expensive to fix, that's why many people buy protective covers for them.

3 .

Spell the missing word: The dog laughed and _____ all day.

playd

played

plaed

playyed

The vowel sound in this word is considered long as you say 'aye' not 'ah', that is why we don't double the last letter.

4 .

Spell the missing word: They _____ a cake.

baked

bakeed

baced

backed

The word 'bake' ends in an 'e', so we only need to add 'd' to turn into into 'baked'.

5 .

Spell the missing word: What has _____ to your room?

hapened

happenned

happened

hapenned

The best way to spell this word is to write 'happen' then just add 'ed' to the end.

6 .

Spell the missing word: They _____ fists.

bumpt

bumped

bumpped

bumed

The present tense word for this is 'bump' but if you did this in the past then we add 'ed', making it 'bumped'.

7 .

Change the word 'dance' to the past tense.

danceed

dancd

darnced

danced

If the verb ends in an 'e' already, you just need to add a 'd'.

8 .

Spell the missing word: He _____ over.

slipped

sliped

slipt

slipd

This is a short vowel sound. Make sure you spell the verb first, like 'slip' then add the last three letters.

9 .

Spell the missing word: You have been _____.

stoped

stopped

stoppped

stopt

The 'o' sound in this word is considered to be a short vowel sound, this means the 'o' sound isn't stressed like it is in the word 'look'. When the vowel sound is short, we double the last letter then add 'ed'.

10 .

Spell the missing word: She _____ for ten minutes.