Endings Chart
Add an ending to a word to change when it happens.
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How to do it
- Read the word on the left.
- Read it with each ending.
- Notice that the base word never changes.
Teaching tip
Act out a few: jump, jumped, jumping. It makes the endings stick. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.1.3f.
About this chart
Eight verbs with -s, -ed and -ing, plus the three sounds of -ed.
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, as many copies as you need. See the full endings -s -ed -ing phonics guide for 1st grade.
