Elementary Spelling Lessons & Tests - My Schoolhouse

3-16 Spelling Tip

Verb endings -ed and -ing.
Before you add -ed or -ing to words that end with consonant-vowel-consonant, you must double the final consonant as in the words skipped and skipping and begged and begging.
Before you add -ing to words that end in a consonant and an -e, you drop the -e as in the words serving and slicing.

Words		Definitions
1.	skipped	1. leap lightly; jump: The kids were skipping in school. 2. pass over: Mom skipped me when she called out our names.
2.	serving	work for: Soldiers are serving their country.
3.	getting	1. be given; come to have: I hope to be getting a bike for my birthday. 2. become: It is getting hot today.
4.	tasted	try by taking a little into the mouth: The tasted a piece of the pizza.
5.	chopped	1. cut by hitting with something sharp: The man chopped down a tree with an ax. 2. cut into small pieces: The cook chopped an onion.
6.	staring	1. look long with the eyes wide open: She is staring at the clown. 2. a long look.
7.	setting	put in some place: She is setting the table correctly.
8.	chased	run after to catch.
9.	sipped	drink a little bit at a time: Grandpa sipped his coffee.
10.	begged	ask for something, such as food, clothes, or money: The dog begged for some food.