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Add the Ending

Grow new words from a root that stays the same

Lesson 3
Medium
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

Root word first, ending second. Choose the ending that fits the meaning.

1

Tick the right one

ajumpingjumppingroot word
bcookkedcookedroot word
cwashtwashedroot word
dhelperhelpperroot word
2

Find the 4 mistakes

Here is Polpetta's diary. I helpped the chef. I cookt a big pot of soup. I wanted to sing, so the singger let me join in. Now I am paintting a new sign for the door.
Say the root word each time. One word only sounds wrong. It is already right.
Write the corrections here
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Add the Ending

Lesson 3 · Medium · side 2

Name
3

Now you write

☆☆☆
a Right now I am ___ the soup.
Tick 1cookingcookedcookkingcooks
Now write your own sentence happening right now:
b Yesterday I ___ in the garden.
Tick 1playedplaiedplayplaydplaying
Now write your own sentence about yesterday:
c Which words name a person who does a job?
Tick 3farmerbakerteacherfasterbiggerjumped
Now use one in a sentence:
4

Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I wrote I am cookking the soup on the menu. Double letters look twice as tasty, no?

Tell him why it is wrong. What should the word look like, and why?
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