• 1st Grade
  • Reading & Phonics
  • About 10 minutes

Ending Sort

Read each word. Write it under its ending.

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How to do it

  1. Read a word from the box.
  2. Look at the ending.
  3. Write it under -s, -ed or -ing.

Teaching tip

Have your child read the base word of each one out loud too. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.1.3f.

Ending Sort worksheet for 1st grade phonics (endings -s -ed -ing), free printable
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About this worksheet

Twelve words to sort by ending.

What kids practice

Endings change a word's meaning. -s can mean more than one or tell what someone does (she jumps). -ed tells that it already happened (jumped). -ing tells it is happening now (jumping). Kids learn to find the base word, read it, then add the ending. Endings connect phonics to grammar: kids sound out the base word, then add the ending.

Watch for

  • Dropping the ending when reading, like reading jumped as jump.
  • Reading -ed as a separate syllable every time, like jump-ed.
  • Adding -ed to words that change, like runned. These sheets use regular words only.

It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full endings -s -ed -ing phonics guide for 1st grade.

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