verb for past tense or verb 2

2. Consonants and Vowels
Veronica’s Notes
Vowels are the letters:
a, e, i, o, u
and sometimes y.
a
u
e
o
i
Veronica’s Notes
Consonants are all the
other letters,
such as: b, d, t, s, etc.
a b c d e f g
h i j k l m n o
p q r s t u v
w x y z

3. The vowel sound is
short.
Adding ‘-ed’
Look at and read this word.
Listen to the vowel sound.
Is it long or short?
nod

4. Adding ‘–ed’ to one consonant
Veronica’s Notes
A short sound
with only one
consonant after it…
double the consonant in the
spelling and add ‘–ed’.
to add ‘–ed’, we:
If the vowel sound is:
nodded
nod

5. Adding ‘–ed’ to one consonant
lapped
lap
sipped
sip
hopped
hop

6. Adding ‘–ed’ to two consonants
lift
How do we add ‘–ed’ to this word?

7. Adding ‘–ed’ to two consonants
lift
If the vowel is a short sound but has
more than one consonant after it,
then just add ‘-ed’.
ed

8. Adding ‘-ed’ to two consonants
picked
pick
handed
hand
hunted
hunt
Can you think of any more words like these?

9. Adding ‘–ed’ to ‘e’
If a word ends in ‘e’
then just add ‘d’.
d
hope

10. Adding ‘–ed’ to ‘e’
joked
joke
faked
fake
tuned
tune
Can you think of any more words like these?

11. How do you think we add ‘-ed’ to
these words?
Vericona’s Notes
chew
cheat
float
boil
sail
snow
spoon
shoo
chewed
cheated
floated
boiled
sailed
snowed
spooned
shooed
These words have
a long vowel
sound, so we just
add ‘-ed’.

12. Adding ‘-ed’ to words that end in ‘y’
carried
carry
If a word ends in a consonant followed by a ‘y’,
change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and add ‘-ed’.

13. Adding ‘-ed’ to words that end in ‘y’
replied
reply
studied
study
supplied
supply

14. These are the rules for adding ‘-ed’.
Ending in ‘e’ –
just add ‘d’
Long vowel sound –
add ‘-ed’
Short vowel sound with one consonant –
double the consonant and add ‘-ed’
lapped
Short vowel with more than one consonant after it –
add ‘-ed’ backed
Ends in a consonant followed by a ‘y’
change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and add ‘-ed’.
hoped
chewed
carried

15. How do we add ‘-ed’ to the
word ‘cry’?
1
Quiz
How much do you remember
about adding ‘-ed’?
cryyed
a
cryd
b
cryed
c
cried
d
Incorrect.
Try again!
Correct!
Well done!
Next

16. How do we add ‘-ed’ to the
word ‘wash’?
2
Quiz
How much do you remember
about adding ‘-ed’?
washd
a
washied
b
washed
c
washhed
d
Incorrect.
Try again!
Correct!
Well done!
Next

17. How do we add ‘-ed’ to the
word ‘toast’?
3
Quiz
How much do you remember
about adding ‘-ed’?
toastied
a
toastted
b
toasted
c
toastd
d
Incorrect.
Try again!
Correct!
Well done!
Next

18. How do we add ‘-ed’ to the
word ‘smile’?
4
Quiz
How much do you remember
about adding ‘-ed’?
smiled
a
smole
b
smilled
c
smilied
d
Incorrect.
Try again!
Correct!
Well done!
Next

19. How do we add ‘-ed’ to the
word ‘hop’?
5
Quiz
How much do you remember
about adding ‘-ed’?
hopped
a
hoped
b
hopied
c
hoppied
d
Incorrect.
Try again!
Correct!
Well done!
Finish