Twelve verbs with the endings -ing and -ed, including words where the last letter is doubled (running, hopped) or the e is dropped (baking, smiled). Your child traces, fills gaps, unscrambles and finishes with a parent-read test.
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Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
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Who is this spelling list for?
Year 2 students (typically ages 7–8) working on spelling lists. It is pitched at level 1 · easier.
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Try Spelling List 2: Plurals with -s and -es.
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Year 2 · English · Spelling Lists
Spelling List 1: Adding -ing and -ed
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Work through the four parts in order. Say each word out loud as you write it.
Part A — Your words
We add -ing and -ed to the end of doing words. Watch for two rules: if a short word ends in one vowel and one consonant, double the last letter (run → running, hop → hopped). If a word ends in e, drop the e before adding -ing or -ed (bake → baking, smile → smiled).
1.jumping
2.playing
3.singing
4.looked
5.wanted
6.helped
7.running
8.hopped
9.stopped
10.baking
11.smiled
12.raining
Part B — Fill the gap
Choose the word from your list that fits each sentence and write it in the gap.
13.The kangaroo was over the fence.
14.We are soccer after school.
15.The choir is a new song.
16.I everywhere for my lost shoe.
17.She a drink of water.
18.My brother me with my homework.
19.The dog is around the yard.
20.The rabbit into its burrow.
21.The bus at the corner.
22.Grandpa is a loaf of bread.
23.The baby at me.
24.It has been all day.
Part C — Mixed up
The letters of each word are mixed up. Write the word correctly on the line.
25.ugmipnj →
26.lgaiynp →
27.ignigns →
28.ookeld →
29.antewd →
30.elpehd →
31.ugninnr →
32.oppehd →
33.tdoppes →
34.akinbg →
35.milesd →
36.agiinnr →
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