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Spelling Rules

The document provides spelling rules for forming the simple past tense of verbs in English. It explains that the regular way is to add "-ed" to most one-syllable verbs ending in a consonant. However, for some verbs the last letter is doubled before adding "-ed", and for verbs ending in "-e" or "-y" there are slight variations in forming the past tense.

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Spelling Rules

The document provides spelling rules for forming the simple past tense of verbs in English. It explains that the regular way is to add "-ed" to most one-syllable verbs ending in a consonant. However, for some verbs the last letter is doubled before adding "-ed", and for verbs ending in "-e" or "-y" there are slight variations in forming the past tense.

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Remember these spelling rules:

A. The simple past tense is usually formed by adding –ed


to the verb. For example:
jump + ed = jumped lift + ed = lifted
laugh + ed = laughed look + ed = looked

B. But remember that you must double the last letter of


some verbs before adding -ed. For example:

fan + ed = fanned pat + ed = patted


grab + ed = grabbed rip + ed = ripped
nod + ed = nodded slam + ed = slammed

Notice that the verbs above are all short verbs of just
one syllable. They all end with a consonant such
as b, d, m, n, p, t, and have only a single vowel
before the consonant.

C. If the verb ends with -e, just add -d. For example:

agree + d = agreed hate + d = hated


die + d = died live + d = lived

D. With verbs that end in -y, change the y to i before


adding -ed. For example:

bury + ed = buried fry + ed = fried


carry + ed = carried hurry + ed = hurried
cry + ed = cried try + ed = tried

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