Lesson 52 • Word Building: Suffixes -ing & -ed

BOOK 1 • WHEELER'S SPELLER PRIMARY PHONICS CURRICULUM • LESSON 52 STUDENT PRACTICE WORKSHEET

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Orthographic Mastery: Applying the 4 core word-building rules: vowel teams, 1-1-1 doubling, consonant blends, and dropping silent -e.

MORPHOLOGY • 4 PATTERNS

1 Add -ing to each word.

clear

steer

gain

rain

2 Add -ed to each word.

trim

peg

tag

3 Add -ing and -ed to each word.

Base + -ing + -ed

bend

tend

pass

mind

4 Add -ing to each word.

name

leave

weave

time

note

store

cure

5 Orthographic Discovery: Answer each question.

a. Why do clear and rain NOT double the final consonant?

b. Why do trim and tag double their final consonant before -ed?

c. What letter is dropped when adding -ing to leave, weave, and cure?

d. Why do bend and pass NOT need an extra consonant before a suffix?

📖 RULES TO REMEMBER • LESSON 52

Rule 1 • Vowel Teams

When two vowels come before a final consonant (clear, rain), keep the base unchanged.

Rule 2 • 1-1-1 Doubling

One syllable, one short vowel, one consonant (trim, pin): double the final consonant before a vowel suffix.

Rule 3 • Two Consonants

When words end in two consonants (bend, pass), the vowel is already closed; do not double.

Rule 4 • Drop Silent -e

When a base word ends in silent -e (name, cure), drop the -e before adding -ing.