This week we have been learning about how to add the suffixes -ing and -ed to different words.

We have been learning when (and when not) to double a consonant at the end of a word when we add -ing and -ed

We have been using these tips to help us remember

With words that end in a vowel and consonant (e.g. begin)

• If the last syllable of the word   is stressed, we double the last consonant when adding -ing and -ed
  • e.g. begin > beginning
• The consonant letter is not doubled if the syllable is unstressed.

Here are some examples:

Unzip  > unzipping

begin  >  beginning

label  >  labelled

permit  >  permitting

Forget  >  Forgetting

Hear some examples on words that do not double the consonant:

happen  >  happening, happened

stand  >  standing

jump >  jumping, jumped

Limit  >  limiting, limited

edit  >  editing, edited