Word Building - Inflections and Affixes

Learning the -ed Suffix: Jumped, Skipped, Hopped!


In This Lesson

We will introduce verbs that end in -ed as part of the suffixes. Adding -ed shows that the action happened in the past.


 

Activity Prep

  • Download & print the PDF below (If you'd like to show it on the screen, that sounds great, too.) 


 

How to Use

  • Please read each sentence one at a time and invite the students to repeat after you.

  • Take a moment to review the anchor chart with the students, highlighting how the verb changes when you add -ed.

  • Please encourage students to share other words that end with -ed.

  • For those students seeking additional challenges, encourage them to trace all the letters and complete the sentences.


 

Common Core

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.4.B (Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.)

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.C (Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).)


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