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Year 1 - Adding ing

Learn how to add ing to action words. You will practise simple spelling rules so your writing looks right when you talk about what you are doing.

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Fascinating Fact:

Like becomes liking, and make becomes making.

In KS1 English Spelling, adding ing helps you write about actions happening now. Sometimes you just add ing, and sometimes you change the ending first to keep the word easy to read.

Key Terms

Verb: A doing word, like jump, help, or swim.
Suffix: Letters added to the end of a word, such as ing.
Root word: The main word before you add a suffix, like play in playing.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do you add ing to words in Year 1 spelling?

In Year 1 spelling, you add ing to a verb to show an action is happening now, like jump to jumping. Some words need a small change before ing is added.

When do you double the last letter before adding ing?

You often double the last letter when a short word ends in one vowel then one consonant, such as hop to hopping and run to running.

What happens if a word ends with y and I add ing?

Most words ending in y keep the y and just add ing. For example, play becomes playing and stay becomes staying.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Finish this sentence: The frog is _____ across the pond.

hopping

hoping

hoppig

hoppng

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.

2 .

Finish this sentence: They are _____ to the seaside.

driveing

driveeing

driving

drivving

Here you need to know that the word 'drive' is written like this, then you take away the 'e' and add 'ing'.

3 .

Finish this sentence: He is _____ this sum up.

ading

addin

ading

adding

Other words for add are, plus, more than, calculate, find the sum and total.

4 .

Finish this sentence: He is _____ the deer.

huntting

huntin

hunting

hunnting

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.

5 .

Finish this sentence: He is _____ at you.

waving

waveing

waveeing

wavein

The word 'wave' changes to waving, where we take away the 'e'.

6 .

Finish this sentence: They are _____ to Spain.

fliing

fling

flyin

flying

To help you, try and spell the verb first: 'fly' then add the 'ing'.

7 .

Finish this sentence: The bee is _____.

buzing

buzzing

buzzin

buzin

We would write the verb first, which is 'buzz' then add 'ing' to show that he is doing it now.

8 .

Add 'ing' to the word 'amaze'.

amazing

amazeing

amazzing

amazzeing

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'.

9 .

Finish this sentence: She is _____ the bush.

cliping

clipping

clipin

cliping

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'.

10 .

Finish this sentence: They are _____ in a race.

runing

running

runng

runin

The 'u' is considered a short vowel sound and so, the 'n' needs to be doubled.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author: Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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