Consonants and Vowels Vowels are the letters: a , e , i , o , u and sometimes y . a e i o u Consonants are all the other letters, such as: b , d , t , s , etc. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Rule If a word has a short vowel with only one consonant after it, then double the consonant in the spelling.
Short Vowel Sounds With One Consonant lap lapped lap p ed beg begged beg g ed sip sipped sip p ed nod nodded nod d ed tug tugged tug g ed
Rule If a word has a short vowel with more than one consonant after it, then add ‘-ed’. Can you think of some words like this?
Short Vowel Sounds With More Than One Consonant back backed ba ck ed pick picked pi ck ed hand handed ha nd ed hunt hunted hu nt ed bank banked ba nk ed lift lifted li ft ed
Rule If a word ends in ‘e’ then just add ‘d’.
Just Add ‘d’ to Words Ending in ‘e’ hope hoped hop e d joke joked jok e d fake faked fak e d tune tuned tun e d fine fined fin e d
Rule If a word has a long vowel sound, then add -ed.
Words With Long Vowel Sounds look looked look ed cheat cheated cheat ed float floated float ed boil boiled boil ed sail sailed sail ed snow snowed snow ed
Rule If a word ends in a consonant followed by a ‘y’, then change the ‘y’ to an ‘ i ’ and add ed.
Words With Long Vowel Sounds carry carried carr i ed reply replied repl i ed marry married marr i ed study studied stud i ed supply supplied suppl i ed
Rules for Adding ‘-ed’ If a word has a long vowel sound, then add ‘-ed’. Short vowel sound with one consonant, double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ Short vowel with more than one consonant after it, then add ‘-ed’. If a word ends in ‘e’ then just add ‘d’. lap p ed back ed hope d look ed If a word ends in a consonant followed by a ‘y’, then change the ‘y’ to an ‘ i ’ and add ‘-ed’. carr i ed
What is the Rule? Which rule should we use? leak add ‘-ed’ double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ i ’ before adding ‘-ed’ add ‘d’ add ‘-ed’ Well done! Try again! Try again! Try again!
What is the Rule? tap add ‘-ed’ double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ i ’ before adding ‘-ed’ add ‘d’ double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ Well done! Try again! Try again! Try again! Which rule should we use?
What is the Rule? copy add ‘-ed’ double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ i ’ before adding ‘-ed’ add ‘d’ drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ i ’ before adding ‘-ed’ Well done! Try again! Try again! Try again! Which rule should we use?
What is the Rule? pile add ‘-ed’ double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ i ’ before adding ‘-ed’ add ‘d’ Try again! Try again! Try again! Add ‘d’ Well done! Which rule should we use?
What is the Rule? list add ‘-ed’ double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ i ’ before adding ‘-ed’ add ‘d’ add ‘-ed’ Well done! Try again! Try again! Try again! Which rule should we use?
Click on a word to check Sort these words into the grid below: add ‘-ed’ double the consonant and add ‘-ed’ drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ i ’ before adding ‘-ed’ add ‘d’ melt snow fan skip paint cope hurry tune chat try time melted snowed painted fanned skipped chatted hurried worried tried coped tuned timed worry