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Add -ing to the word "cry"
crying
Add -ed to the word "dry"
dried
Add -ing to the word "exchange"
exchanging
Add -ing to the word "drop"
dropping
Add -ing to the word "dream"
dreaming
True or false:
If the word ends in two consonants, just add the ending (-ing or -ed)
True
True or false:
Two-syllable verbs ending in a vowel +consonant always double the consonant and add -ing or -ed
False: It depends on where the stress is. If the stress is on the first syllable, you do not double the consonant. If it is on the second one, you do double it.
Add -ing and -ed to the word "clean"
cleaning and cleaned
Add -ing and ed to the word "carry"
carrying and carried
True or false: -ing and -ed are called inflections.
True
True or false: Most of -ing and -ed spelling rules are the same.
True
True or false: Verbs that end in "y" always add -ing or -ed without any changes.
False: In the case of -ed, if the "y" is preceded by a consonant, change the "y" to "i"
True or false: If a verb ends in -ee, the final -e is not dropped.
True
Verbs ending in -w and -x follow the rule about duplicating the consonant when the consonant is next to a vowel.
False: They are exceptions to the rule.
Add -ing and -ed to the verb "destroy"
destroying and destroyed
Add -ing and -ed to the verb "invite"
inviting and invited
