Read Words With Inflectional Endings - 1st Grade Reading
- Choose the correct superlative form with -est using the doubling rule: hot → ?
- hottest. Double the final consonant before adding -est.
- Choose the correct present-progressive form of "cook": cooked or cooking.
- cooking. Present progressive uses -ing, not -ed.
- Which inflectional ending usually shows an action happening now or continuing?
- -ing. This ending forms present participles and progressive tenses.
- Which word correctly adds -est to show the most: tallest or talllest?
- tallest. Double l is already in tall; just add -est.
- Which word correctly adds -er to compare: faster or fastter?
- faster. Single syllable words don't double consonants before -er.
- Choose the correct plural form of "fox": foxs or foxes.
- foxes. Words ending in 'x' require -es for plural.
- Which word correctly adds -ing to show action happening now: running or runing?
- running. Double the final consonant before -ing after short vowels.
- Which inflectional ending usually shows more than one (plural) for nouns?
- -s. This ending makes most nouns plural (cat→cats, dog→dogs).
- Choose the correct comparative form with -er using the doubling rule: big → ?
- bigger. Double the final consonant before adding -er.
- What does the inflectional ending -s usually mean when added to a noun?
- It usually means more than one (plural). The -s ending creates plural forms for most nouns.
- Which word correctly adds -es to make the plural of bus: buss or buses?
- buses. Words ending in s need -es for plural form.
- Which word correctly adds -ed to show past tense of jump: jumped or jumpd?
- jumped. Regular verbs add -ed for past tense.
- Choose the word that shows an action happening now: play, played, playing.
- playing. The -ing ending shows ongoing action.
- Which word correctly adds -s to make the plural of dog: dogs or doges?
- dogs. Most nouns just add -s for plural; -es is for specific endings.
- Find and correct the word with a wrong ending: "He fixs the toy."
- Correct: He fixes the toy. 'Fix' ends in 'x', so it needs -es, not -s.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -ed to show past tense: play → ?
- played. Add -ed to show the action happened before.
- What does the inflectional ending -ing usually mean when added to a verb?
- It usually means the action is happening now. This ending shows an action is in progress.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -ing using the dropping-e rule: make → ?
- making. Drop the silent e before adding -ing.
- Identify the inflectional ending in the word: dishes.
- -es. The inflectional ending is the suffix added to the base word.
- What does the inflectional ending -er usually mean when added to an adjective?
- It compares two and means "more." Used when comparing two things to show which has more.
- Which word correctly adds -ed to show past tense of play: played or plaied?
- played. Words ending in y keep the y before adding -ed.
- Which word correctly adds -ing to show action happening now: playing or playng?
- playing. Just add -ing to words ending in consonant + y.
- What does the inflectional ending -es usually mean when added to a noun?
- It usually means more than one (plural). Added after s, x, z, ch, or sh sounds to show plural.
- Which word correctly adds -es to make the plural of box: boxs or boxes?
- boxes. Words ending in x need -es for plural form.
- Which word has the inflectional ending -es: bus, buses, buss?
- buses. Words ending in 's' take -es for plural.
- Identify the base word in the inflected word: walked.
- walk. The base word is what remains after removing the ending.
- What does the inflectional ending -est usually mean when added to an adjective?
- It usually means the most (superlative). The -est ending shows the highest degree among three or more.
- What does the inflectional ending -ing usually show when added to a verb?
- It usually shows the action is happening now. The -ing ending forms the present progressive tense.
- Choose the correct past-tense form of "walk": walk or walked.
- walked. Add -ed to make regular verbs past tense.
- Choose the correct plural form of "wish": wishs or wishes.
- wishes. Words ending in 'sh' need -es, not just -s.
- Identify the inflectional ending in the word: jumping.
- -ing. The inflectional ending is the suffix that changes the word's form.
- Choose the word that shows more than one box: box, boxes, boxed.
- boxes. Words ending in 'x' need -es for plural form.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -es to make the noun plural: box → ?
- boxes. Words ending in x need -es for plural form.
- Identify the base word in the word "playing."
- play. Remove the -ing to find the base word.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -ed using the doubling rule: hop → ?
- hopped. Double the final consonant before adding -ed.
- Identify the inflectional ending in the word "played."
- -ed. This ending changes 'play' to past tense.
- Which word correctly adds -es to make the plural of dish: dishs or dishes?
- dishes. Words ending in sh need -es for plural form.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -ing: read → ?
- reading. Just add -ing to show ongoing action.
- Choose the word that shows more than one dish: dish, dishs, dishes.
- dishes. Words ending in 'sh' require -es for plural.
- What does the inflectional ending -est usually mean when added to an adjective?
- It compares three or more and means "most." Used when comparing to show which has the most.
- Choose the correct comparative form with -er: fast → ?
- faster. Add -er to compare two things.
- What does the inflectional ending -es usually mean when added to a noun?
- It usually means more than one (plural). The -es ending creates plurals for nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.
- Which inflectional ending usually shows that an action happened in the past?
- -ed. This ending marks past tense for regular verbs.
- Choose the correct superlative form with -est: tall → ?
- tallest. Add -est to show the most among three or more.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -ed to show past tense: jump → ?
- jumped. Add -ed to show the action happened before.
- Find and correct the word with a wrong ending: "Two dog are loud."
- Correct: Two dogs are loud. Plural nouns need -s ending to match plural verbs.
- Which word correctly adds -s to make the plural of cat: cats or cat's?
- cats. Add -s to form regular plurals; cat's shows possession.
- What does the inflectional ending -s usually mean when added to a noun?
- It usually means more than one (plural). This ending shows there's more than one of something.
- What does the inflectional ending -ed usually show when added to a verb?
- It usually shows the action happened in the past. The -ed ending marks past tense for regular verbs.
- What does the inflectional ending -er usually mean when added to an adjective?
- It usually means more (comparative). The -er ending compares two things.
- Choose the word that shows more than one cat: cat, cats, catting.
- cats. The -s ending makes 'cat' plural.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -es to make the noun plural: dish → ?
- dishes. Words ending in sh need -es for plural form.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -ing using the doubling rule: run → ?
- running. Double the final consonant before adding -ing.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -s to make the noun plural: dog → ?
- dogs. Add -s to most nouns to make them plural.
- Choose the word that shows an action in the past: jump, jumped, jumping.
- jumped. The -ed ending shows past action.
- Choose the word that correctly adds -s to make the noun plural: cat → ?
- cats. Add -s to most nouns to make them plural.
- What does the inflectional ending -ed usually mean when added to a verb?
- It usually means the action happened in the past. This ending shows something already happened.