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Added ‘ed’ to words. What happens to the following words when we add ‘–ed’ onto the end? Try to think of a reason for the different changes. look. ed. help. ed. When we add ‘ed’ to words ending in two consonants, we generally just add the letters ed hand – handed post - posted. wish.
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What happens to the following words when we add ‘–ed’ onto the end? Try to think of a reason for the different changes.
look ed
help ed
When we add ‘ed’ to words ending in two consonants, we generally just add the letters ed hand – handed post - posted
wish ed
miss ed
*wink *cough *watch *miss *bath *mash *mend *laugh Jot the past tense of these words down on your piece of paper.
fan ned
shop ped
fit ted
When we add ‘ed’ to words with a short vowel ending with one consonant, we usually have to double the last letter. hop - hopped beg – begged Can you think of some examples? Jot them down.
knot hug hum ted ged med
like liked
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dance danced
With words ending in ‘e’, we simply take away the ‘e’ and add ‘ed’, otherwise it would read: • Danceed • Likeed
Review On your paper, can you write 5 new words that fit each column?
Investigation Are there any letters that we NEVER double at the end of words when adding -ed? Try to note 3 or 4 examples of words as evidence.
