Adding bits to words | Spelling

How to form adverbs — Choose the correct ending...

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Can you work out the rule for which ending to use?

Can you think of 5 adjectives and turn them into adverbs?

Adding —ing or —ed.

Watch the following animations then answer the question that follows:

Spin

Spin + ing

Spinn + ing

Spinn + ing = Spinning

Tap

Tap + ed

Tapp + ed

Tapp + ed = Tapped

Tape

Tape + ed

Tap + ed = Taped

Drive

Drive + ing

Driv + ing = Driving

Shop

Shop + ing

Shopp + ing

Shopp + ing = Shopping

Why do you add a consonant sometimes? Why do you lose the ‘e’?

What’s the rule?

Making plurals.

Watch the following animations then answer the question that follows:

Toy

Toy + s

Toy + s = Toys

Lady

Lady + s

Ladie + s

Ladie + s = Ladies

Potato

Potato + s

Potatoe + s

Potatoe + s = Potatoes

Match

Match + s

Matche + s

Matche + s = Matches

Box

Box + s

Boxe + s

Boxe + s = Boxes

Knife

Knife + s

Knive + s

Knive + s = Knives

Which words do you need to add MORE than an -s?

Can you see a rule for these words?

Which of these headlines contains errors?

Select those that are incorrect.

United loseing out to City

Aliens invading town

New shopping channel created

New school planed

New school planned

Rateings improve for new TV channel

Olympics griped by Brits

Olympics gripped by Brits

Liveing on Mars!

Rovers winning again

Forces runing into trouble

Forces running into trouble