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Written by Frances Croft. © Ready-Ed Publications - 2006.

Published by Ready-Ed Publications (2006) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood Perth W.A. 6024 Email: info@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes.

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Introduction The Language Skills Series was written to help students learn and consolidate on their understanding of basic English skills. Research has shown that many students lack the skills needed to unlock the written word.

The ability to unlock words gives the student a tool to facilitate the learning of the English language.

This set of books has been tested extensively and the books have proven to be effective with all age groups, from younger students through to adults. Staff involved with ESL students have also found them useful.

The worksheets can be: y used in a one-to-one situation; y used with the whole class;

y used with small groups of students; y sent home to reinforce a skill already learned.

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Benefits of the worksheets include: y they are easy to use; y they can be chosen to meet individual needs; y they allow students to work at their own pace; y they can be used to introduce a new concept; y they reinforce a known skill; y they are easy to mark; y the worksheets can be repeated if necessary; y they provide a written record of student knowledge; y they provide practice at answering open-ended questions.

Note: Answers, where appropriate, have been provided.

This series endeavours to assist students of all ages and ethnic backgrounds to gain mastery of the English language.

I hope you enjoy using the books.

Frances Croft

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Contents Worksheet...

Topic

Worksheet 1

Consonants

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The hard sound of ‘c’

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The soft sound of ‘c’

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The hard sound of ‘g’

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The soft sound of ‘g’

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The ‘s’ with a ‘z’ sound

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The letters ‘ph’

Worksheet 9

Two letter consonant blends

Worksheet 10

Two letter consonant blends

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Worksheet 15

Adding ‘ing’ - short vowels

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Adding ‘ed’ - short vowels

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Adding ‘ing, ed, er’ - short vowels

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Worksheet 18

Adding ‘ing, ed’ to ‘e’ endings

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Consonants

Worksheet 1

The consonants are: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t Remember, the vowels are ‘a, e, i, o and u’.

The letter ‘y’ can be a vowel or a consonant.

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1. Choose three consonants.

Write four words starting with the consonant.

Example:

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2. Write the missing consonants to complete the following words.

Use two words in sentences.

Underline the words you chose. ___ourney

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___amera

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3. Use a consonant to complete these words.

Use two words in questions. afrai___

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genera___

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skeleto___

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4. Using the list at the top of the page find the eighth, ninth, eleventh and fifteenth consonants.

Write four words that start with one of these consonants.

Use three of the words in questions.

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Consonants

The letter ‘q’ followed by ‘u’

In the English language, the letter ‘q’ almost always has the letter ‘u’ after it.

The letters ‘qu’ usually have the sound ‘kw’ as in queen or quick.

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1. Write five words that start with ‘qu’ and have five or more letters.

Write the dictionary meaning of three of the words.

Use two words in sentences.

qu __________ qu __________ Meaning:

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2. Circle the correct word to complete the sentence.

a. The small child was very (quilt / quick / quiet) as the door opened. b. The examination (quince / quiet / question) was very hard.

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At a (quiz / quarter / quilt) to three today I had a dental appointment.

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d. The fruit and vegetables at the market were of poor (quaint / quality). d.

3. Write four words starting with ‘qu’ that have not been used.

Write questions containing these words.

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The hard sound of ‘c’

Worksheet 3

The letter ‘c’ can have a hard sound as in coal, or a soft sound as in ice.

1. Complete the words using the hard ‘c’ sound.

Write the whole word and underline the hard ‘c’ sound.

Use each word in a sentence.

Example:

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cold

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2. Guess the word.

a. the person in charge of a ship

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b. some people like to drink this

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a very hard material used in building

d. used for taking pictures

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3. Find and write four more words that start with a hard ‘c’ sound.

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Use a dictionary.

Use one word in a question.

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Check the dictionary.

Write the word correctly on the line.

Each word starts with a hard ‘c’.

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4. Circle the words with the hard ‘c’ sound.

Choose three of the circled words and write a fact about each. case

city

come

cold

celery

cover

cabin

race

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The soft sound of ‘c’

Worksheet 4

The letter ‘c’ can have a hard sound as in coal, or a soft sound as in ice.

1. Add the soft ‘c’ to complete the words.

Use each word in a question.

Example:

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space

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fan__y ______________

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2. Complete these sentences using words with a soft ‘c’.

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a. The ______________ was delivered to the door. b. c.

Some people like tomato ______________.

3. Circle the words with the soft ‘c’ sound.

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Write the words.

Use two of the circled words in questions. centre

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d. We need ______________ in the world.

groceries

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caravan

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4. Circle the words with a soft ‘c’ sound.

Write three sentences.

Include the two circled words from each group in the sentences. (city / cow / place)

(cellar / juice / call)

(niece / space / country)

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The hard sound of ‘g’

Worksheet 5

The letter ‘g’ can have a hard sound as in go, or a soft sound as in page.

1. Write five words with the hard ‘g’ sound.

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Use three words in complete sentences.

Example:

goat

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A long time ago I saw a black and white goat.

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2. Underline the words with the hard ‘g’ sound.

Use four words in questions.

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3. Underline the correct word for each sentence.

At the end of the sentence write hard ‘g’ or soft ‘g’.

Write the sentence correctly underneath.

Example:

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a. The student (bring / forgot / get) his books. a.

b. The lion’s (cottage / call / cage) was made of steel bars. b. c.

Strong (gale / gusty / great) force winds blew all night.

c.

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Consonants

The soft sound of ‘g’

Worksheet 6

The letter ‘g’ can have a hard sound as in go, or a soft sound as in page.

1. Write the letter ‘g’ in the spaces to complete each word.

Write the new word.

Each word has a soft ‘g’ sound.

Use three words in sentences.

Example:

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jud__e _____________

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3. Find and write six more words with the soft ‘g’ as in page.

Use two words in questions.

Write a suitable answer. ___________________

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The ‘s’ with a ‘z’ sound

Worksheet 7

The letter ‘s’ can have a ‘z’ sound in some words as in nose.

1. Write the missing letters to complete the word.

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Choose two of the words.

Write the dictionary meaning of each.

Use each word in a sentence. ple__s__ _____________ Sentence:

pra__s__

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Meaning:

Sentence:

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2. Write one fact about each word.

Use each word in a sentence.

Underline the ‘z’ sound.

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3. Find and circle the words where the ‘s’ has a ‘z’ sound and use three of the words in questions. gasp

raise

push

museum

weasel

poison

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The letters ‘ph’

Worksheet 8

The letter ‘ph’ as in elephant sounds like ‘f’ as in face .

1. Complete the sentences including one of the ‘ph’ words.

Underline the ‘ph’ sound.

Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the word. nephew

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telephone

trophy

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At night

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2. Write the dictionary meaning of each word.

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3. Write two sentences.

Include one pair of the ‘ph’ words in each.

The sentences must make sense. Try to make them funny. (nephew / elephant)

(physician / autograph)

(paragraph / pamphlet)

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Two letter consonant blends

Worksheet 9

When two consonants are used together they are called consonant blends.

These blends can be found at the beginning, the middle or at the end of a word.

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1. Write four words starting with the following blends on the short lines.

Use two words in sentences.

Example:

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2. Choose six consonant blends and write them below.

Write two words starting with each blend.

Use two words in questions.

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3. Choose and circle the correct word for each sentence.

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Underneath write another sentence using one of the other words with a two letter blend.

a. The boys raced towards the (wheeze / whisper / wharf). a.

b. An old map showed the (trip / traffic / treasure) hidden under a tree. b. c.

My father has a very old (stake / stamp / steak) collection.

c. d. In the middle of the (plant / plank / plantation) there was a sign. d.

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Consonants

Two letter consonant blends

When two consonants are used together they are called consonant blends.

These blends can be found at the beginning, the middle or the end of a word.

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1. Find and write the missing consonant blends.

Write the dictionary meaning of four of the words.

Underline the consonant blends. dwell

go__

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smoo__ ______________

cre__

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fr____

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gl____

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2. Write five words that have at least one of the consonant blends from the following list.

Write the words on the lines.

Use three of the words in one sentence and one word in a question. gl

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___________ gather ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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3. Match the meanings with the words.

Underline the consonant blends.

You may have to add ‘s’ to the words. rock

dock

track

speck

crack

stock

quack

duck

a. needed for boat building

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b. people can walk on these in the bush

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c.

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these can be seen after earthquakes

d. found on lakes and rivers

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e. something that can get in your eye

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f.

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there are many different kinds of these

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Three letter consonant blends

Worksheet 11

When three consonants are used together they are called consonant blends.

These blends can be found at the beginning, the middle or the end of a word.

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1. Write the missing letters. Each word must have a three letter blend.

Underline the consonant blends.

Choose four words and write one fact about each.

Example:

l__t____ ______________

scr____ _____________

p__t__

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m____ch ______________

thr____ _____________

scr____

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spr____ ______________

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Underline the blend.

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3. These words all end in ‘nch’.

Complete each sentence and include one of the following words.

Underline the words used. ranch

branch

While I was

bench

launch

pinch

lunch

quench

drench

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Words with two syllables

Worksheet 12

Syllables

A syllable can be one word or part of a word.

Each syllable must have a vowel sound.

Words with two vowel sounds or more can be divided into parts.

Example:

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temper tem per

concert

con cert

1. Divide each word into two syllables.

arrow

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Choose two words and use each in a question.

Write a suitable answer.

Use a dictionary.

except _______________

frighten _____________ forest

garden

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habit

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lemon

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native _______________

purple _____________

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Question:

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3. Write a word with two syllables that answers the statement.

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Follow the example.

Divide the word into syllables.

Use a dictionary.

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b. makes a car move

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c.

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d. people should be

p ___________________

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e. a family relative

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Words with three syllables

Worksheet 13

Example:

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A syllable can be one word or part of a word.

Each syllable must have a vowel sound.

Words with two vowel sounds or more can be divided into parts. technical tech ni cal (three syllables)

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1. Find and write five words that have three or more syllables.

Divide the words into syllables and then write the number of syllables.

Use a dictionary.

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Example: a.

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b.

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c.

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d.

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e.

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2. Complete the sentences including at least one word with three or more syllables.

Underline the words that have three or more syllables.

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3. Circle the words that have three or more syllables.

Choose two of the circled words and write a fact about each.

Use a dictionary. remember

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electricity

important

station

mistaken

prepare

excitement

travelling

beautiful

business

chair

expensive

division

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Using syllables

Worksheet 14

Example:

Date:......................

A syllable can be one word or part of a word.

Each syllable must have a vowel sound.

Words with two vowel sounds or more can be divided into parts. technical tech ni cal (three syllables)

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1. Choose two of the three scrambled syllables to make the word that matches the idea.

Write the correct word. Check with a dictionary.

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pre

to let someone come in

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b. per

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to act in front of people

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to give someone the facts

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•f o rr e vi e w pur posesonl y• Underline the vowel in each syllable.

2. Complete these words.

Example:

str_____

stranger

strang er cont ___________ _________________

int ____________

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chi ____________

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3. Divide the list of words into groups of two, three and four syllables. conduct

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contain

delicious

description

doctor

hammer

hurricane

jersey

kindergarten

quantity

surprised

tidy

universe

supermarket

bucket

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Word Endings

Adding ‘ing’ - short vowels

Worksheet 15

When a word has a short vowel sound, double the last consonant before adding ‘ing’.

Remember, the short vowel sounds are: a e i o u as in bat bed bit cot cup

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1. Double the last consonant before adding ‘ing’ to each word.

Write the new word beside it.

Use two of the new words in sentences.

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Example:

grin __________________

beg __________________

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shop _________________

run ___________________

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© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons Choose the right word and write the sentence correctly underneath.

•f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• a. Last night we were (light / sit / eat) outside because it was hot.

2. Circle the words that must have the consonant doubled before adding ‘ing’.

b. During the storm the rain was (cat / band / drip) off the roof.

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My little brother was (hop / stand / sip) his orange drink.

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d. Before the holidays we went (drop / shop / bat). d.

3. Write five more words of your choice where the last consonant is doubled before ‘ing’ is added.

Use three of the words in sentences.

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Word Endings

Adding ‘ed’ - short vowels

Worksheet 16

When a word has a short vowel sound, double the last consonant before adding ‘ed’.

Remember, the short vowel sounds are: a e i o u as in bat bed bit cot cup

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1. Choose one of the short vowel sounds and write a word

that has the last consonant doubled before ‘ed’ is added.

Add ‘ed’ and write the complete word.

Use four of the new words in questions.

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m_____

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pl_____

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b_____

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gr_____

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sk_____

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gr_____

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ch_____ ______________

sl_____

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Question:

Double the consonant before adding ‘ed’ to each word.

The first letter is underlined.

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Example:

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oph ___________ ________________

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ropd ___________ ________________

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Remember to add ‘ed’ to the chosen word.

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Word Endings

Adding ‘ing, ed, er’ - short vowels

Worksheet 17

Words ending with two consonants do not double the last consonant before adding ‘ing’, ‘ed’, or ‘er’.

Example:

camp

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camping

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camper

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1. Complete the following words.

Add ‘ing’, ‘ed’, and/or ‘er’ to each word.

Use two of the new words in sentences.

ta____ ____________ _____________

pi____ _____________

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de____ ____________ _____________

hu____ _____________

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tra____ ____________ _____________

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2. Add ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ to one of the words in the sentence so that it makes sense.

Write the sentence correctly.

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a. The baby was (crawl / sat) on the grass. a. b. c.

After dinner, I (laugh / fill) when I watched television.

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3. Unscramble the words. The first letter is underlined.

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Add either ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ to the words.

Use three of the words in suitable sentences.

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Sentence:

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Word Endings

Adding ‘ing, ed’ to ‘e’ endings

Worksheet 18

Words that end in a silent e have a long vowel sound.

Example:

rake

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raking

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raked After the storm the students were raking up the leaves.

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1. Complete each word by writing in the missing letters.

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Drop the final ‘e’ and add ‘ing’.

Write the whole word.

Use three words ending in ‘ing’ in questions. _______________

b__ke ________________

r__de

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fa__e

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r__ke ________________

pl__c__ _____________

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m__ke

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2. Circle the correct word to complete the sentence.

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Write another sentence underneath including one of the other words that has a long vowel sound and ends in either ‘ed’ or ‘ing’.

a. a.

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b. After dinner, the door (piled / voting /closed).

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b. c. c.

My father (ruled / shaved / invited) my friends to stay with us.

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d. Yesterday we all (closing / tuned / voted) for our class captain. d.

3. Unscramble the words. The first letter is underlined.

Circle the words that have the final ‘e’ dropped before ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ is added.

acef ___________

bcka ___________

noce ___________

noste ___________

lideg ___________

elur ___________

vashe __________

akeb ___________

4. Write one statement about adding ‘ed’ or ‘ing’ to words ending in ‘e’.

Statement:

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Plurals

Adding ‘es’ to nouns

Worksheet 19

Most words have ‘s’ added to make them plural (more than one).

Nouns ending in ‘s’ ‘sh’ ‘x’ ‘ch’ ‘tch’ have ‘es’ added to make them plural.

Example:

atlas

atlases

circus

circuses

peach

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1. Add ‘es’ to the following words.

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Write the new word.

Use three of the new words in sentences.

Underline the words you chose.

catch___ ______________

beach___ ____________

lunch___

watch___ ______________

box___ _____________

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Sentence:

Add ‘es’ to each word.

Write the new word.

Use four of the words in questions.

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2. Complete the words by finding and writing the missing letters.

t___ch

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b___h ________________

d___h ______________

cr___s

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tre___h ________________

pr___s ______________

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3. Write one statement about adding ‘es’ to words to make them plural.

Give four more examples.

Use one word in a short sentence.

When words Examples: ______________ ______________

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Plurals

Adding ‘es’ to nouns

Worksheet 20

Nouns ending in ‘o’ have ‘es’ added to make them plural.

1. Add ‘es’ to the following words.

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Write each new word.

Use two of the new words in questions and write a suitable answer.

Example:

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torpedo torpedoes Question: What are torpedoes? ______________________

potato___ ______________________

vocano___

______________________

tomato___ ______________________

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buffalo___

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2. For nouns that end in ‘io’, add ‘s’ to make them plural.

Use two of the new words in sentences. radio___

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studio___

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3. Nouns that end in ‘ee’, add ‘s’ to make them plural.

Add ‘s’ to each noun and write the new word.

Use one word in a sentence. tree ___________________

bee __________________

knee _________________

Sentence:

4. Write a statement about adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ to nouns ending in ‘o’, ‘io’ and ‘ee’.

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Adding ‘es’

Worksheet 21

Some nouns that end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘v’ before adding ‘es’

Example:

knife

knives

half

halves

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1. Change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘v’ and add ‘es’ to make the noun plural.

Write the new word.

Use three of the plural words in sentences.

Example:

calf ___________

loaf ____________

Sentence: Sentence: Sentence:

© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons Words ending in ‘y’ keep the ‘y’ when ‘ing’ is added.

The letter ‘y’f iso usually changed to ‘i’ before ‘es’ oro ‘ed’ is added.

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Now change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ and ‘ed’.

Write the new words.

Use two of the new words in questions.

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Example:

try

trying

tries

tried

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leaf ____________

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wife ___________

cry ___________________

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fry ___________________

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3. Complete the following statements.

Before adding ‘es’ to words ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ Two examples are:

_____________/_____________

_____________/_____________

Before adding ‘es’ or ‘ed’ to words ending in ‘y’ Example: word: ___________

add ‘es’ _____________

add ‘ed’ ______________

Example: word: ___________

add ‘es’ _____________

add ‘ed’ ______________

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Page 22 - Worksheet 19 1. patches catches beaches lunches watches boxes 2. torches batches dashes crosses trenches presses 3. When words end in ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ch’ or ‘tch’ add ‘es’ to make them plural.

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2. hummed stopped hopped dropped 3. Answers will vary.

begging running b) dripping d) shopping

Page 23 - Worksheet 20 1. buffaloes potatoes volcanoes tomatoes 2. radios studios patios 3. trees bees knees 4. Words ending in ‘io’ or ‘ee’ add ‘s’ to make them plural. Words ending in ‘o’ add ‘es’ to make them plural.

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Page 17 - Worksheet 14 1a) admit b) perform c) inform d) giant e) cellar f) concert 2. Answers will vary.

3. Two syllables- conduct, contain, doctor, hammer, teacher, tidy, bucket, jersey Three syllables- advantage, delicious, description, entertain, hurricane, quantity, universe, surprised Four syllables- kindergarten, supermarket

3. Circled words: face, cone, stone, glide, rule, shave, bake Remaining words: back 4. When words end in a silent ‘e’ to add ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ you must eliminate the ‘e’.

Page 24 - Worksheet 21 1. wives calves loaves leaves 2. cry - crying, cries, cried fry - frying, fries, fried 3. Change the ‘f’ to ‘v’ when nouns end in ‘fe’ Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ when adding ‘es’ or ‘ed’ to words ending in ‘y’

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2a) crawling b) tramping c) laughed 3. stamp - stamping/stamped paint - painting/painted crash - crashing/crashed list - listing/listed pound - pounding/pounded rust - rusting/rusted

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