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2nd Grade Prefixes and Suffix Endings worksheets

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Prefixes and Suffix Endings

Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Add -ed or -ing to the verb to finish the sentence.

Tip Example: walk, walked, walking. Bake drops the e: baked, baking. Hop doubles the p: hopped, hopping.

Yesterday, my friends (jog) around the park.
Yesterday, the girls (open) the gifts.
Right now, my cousins are (study) for the test.
Yesterday, the children (wave) at the bus.
Right now, our neighbors are (play) in the yard.
Yesterday, the kids (hike) up the trail.
Right now, the boys are (walk) to school.
Right now, the twins are (help) in the garden.
Right now, my friends are (race) down the hill.
Yesterday, the girls (carry) the boxes.

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About this worksheet

Adding -ed tells that something already happened, and adding -ing tells that it is happening now. Most verbs just take the ending, as in walk, walked and walking. But some change first: a verb that ends in a silent e drops the e (bake, baked, baking), a short verb that ends in one consonant doubles it (hop, hopped, hopping), and a verb that ends in a consonant and y changes the y to i before -ed (cry, cried, crying).

This worksheet gives ten sentences with a verb in brackets and a blank. A clue word at the start of the sentence tells which ending is needed: Yesterday means -ed, and Right now means -ing. The child writes the verb with the right ending. Ask your child to say the sentence aloud with their word in the blank.

What your child will learn

Add -ed to tell about the past
Add -ing to tell about right now
Drop the e or double the last letter when the word needs it

Common Core standard: L.2.1.D

Worked example

Yesterday, the kids ____ (bake) cookies. Yesterday means the past, so add -ed. Bake ends in e, so drop the e and write baked.

Common mistake

Adding the ending without changing the word, such as bakeing for baking or hoping for hopping.

Helpful hint

Read the clue word first: Yesterday means -ed and Right now means -ing. Then check the end of the verb.

Next skill: Irregularly Spelled Words Earlier: The Three Sounds of -ed

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with prefixes and suffix endings?

Adding the ending without changing the word, such as bakeing for baking or hoping for hopping.

How can I help my child with prefixes and suffix endings?

Read the clue word first: Yesterday means -ed and Right now means -ing. Then check the end of the verb.

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