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Spelling : Adding 'ing'

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Shampa Iftakhar:
To add ‘ing’ to a word, look at the letter before the last letter. Is it a vowel ( a, e, i,o,u) If it isn’t a vowel, add ‘ing’. For example:

Sing                  singing

If it is a vowel, double the last letter, then add ‘ing’. For example:

Hop                     hopping

Be careful! This rule does not work for words ending in w, x or y. For example:

Play                       playing   
draw                      drawing

But, if the letter before it is a vowel, just add ‘ing’. For example:

Read                   reading

Ferdousi Begum:
grammatical rules, nice.

A.S. Rafi:
good post.

Shampa Iftakhar:
Thank you for your inspiring comments.

Many of our students make very silly spelling mistakes. I think they should be given some worksheets on spelling. They can be guided to play spelling bee games.

A.S. Rafi:
Would you please brief about the spelling bee game?

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