This week’s spellings are all to do with doubling up for a short vowel sound – this time with ing.
This is part of a really important spelling rule that I wish I’d been taught when I was at school! A double constonant makes the vowel sound short, so you can hear hopping (short ‘o’ sound), not hoping (a long sound, like ‘oh’).
Your child knows if it needs to learn group A, B or C. Group C has some high frequency spellings to learn, too.
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Doubling up for a short vowel sound – adding ing (A) |
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This week’s spellings are all words need you to double the last consonant before adding ing. They make the vowel sound short. Some of them are quite unusual! If you’re not sure, find out what they mean. |
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lug – lugging |
lag – lagging |
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wrap – wrapping |
jet – jetting |
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plot – plotting |
pit – pitting |
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plod – plodding |
man – manning |
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sag – sagging |
whet – whetting |
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Doubling up for a short vowel sound – adding ing (B) |
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This week’s spellings are all words need you to double the last consonant before adding ing. They make the vowel sound short. The left word of each pair is just a ‘root’ word so you can see where the ing word comes from. Learn the ings only! |
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hop – hopping |
beg – begging |
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win – winning |
swim – swimming |
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plot – plotting |
shop – shopping |
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plod – plodding |
run – running |
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stop – stopping |
sag – sagging |
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Doubling up for a short vowel sound – adding ing (C) |
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This week’s spellings are all words need you to double the last consonant before adding ing. They make the vowel sound short. The left word of each pair is just a ‘root’ word so you can see where the ing word comes from. Learn the ings only! The last 4 words are words we use a lot – ‘high frequency’ words. |
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hop – hopping |
dropping – dropping |
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win – winning |
swim – swimming |
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plot – plotting |
shop – shopping |
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hug – hugging |
run – running |
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use |
does |
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really |
make |
Try learning spellings in sentences such as:
- I was dropping my mum off at Tesco to do some shopping when I noticed a hopping mad man hugging a lamp post.
- He was winning the swimming race, but stopping to do some plotting was a mistake.
