📚 Wheeler's Speller • Lesson 48 (Word Building • Suffixes -ed and -ing)
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LESSON 48 • WORD BUILDING • SUFFIXES -ED & -ING
Original Page 30 • Base Words & Suffixes
Orthographic Discovery: Adding suffixes -ed (past tense) and -ing (continuous tense) to base words without changing the base spelling.
MORPHOLOGY • BASE + SUFFIX
-ed Added to form the past tense (tells of an action already done): worked, helped, cheered.
-ing Added to form the continuous tense (tells of an ongoing action): working, helping, cheering.
1 Form words by adding -ed and -ing to each base word.
Base Word Base + -ed Base + -ing
work (example) worked working
show
seem
help
thank
join
cheer
2 Answer these questions.
a. What do we call word parts like -ed and -ing added to the end of a word? Answer:
b. Does the spelling of the base word change when adding -ed or -ing to these words? Answer:
c. Say worked and seemed. In worked, does the suffix -ed sound like /t/ or /d/? Sound:
3 Complete each sentence with a word built from the table.
1. The happy crowd was for the team.
2. She her mother set the table.
3. The boys have the reading club.
4. He me kindly for the gift.
📚 Rules to Remember • Lesson 48
Rule 1 • What is a Suffix?
A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed at the end of a base word to change its form, tense, or meaning (e.g., -ed, -ing).
Rule 2 • Just Add the Suffix
When a base word ends in a blend (-lp, -rk, -nk) or vowel team (-ow, -ee, -oi, -ee), add -ed or -ing directly without changing the base word.
Rule 3 • The Sounds of -ed
The suffix -ed says /t/ after voiceless consonants (helped, worked, thanked) and /d/ after voiced sounds (showed, seemed, cheered).
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