Read an inflectional ending

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Word: sunset. Base walk in walks. Tricky word: said. Sentence: I can walk.
• Primary check: Word: picnic. Base jump in jumped. Tricky word: was. Sentence: Was it fun?
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.

Learn the idea

An inflectional ending changes a word for number or time without creating a completely unrelated base. Walks, walked and walking keep the idea walk.

Locate the supplied base word inside the longer word. Read the base and ending together; -ed need not add a whole syllable.

Example to read or listen to: Word: sunset. Base walk in walks. Tricky word: said. Sentence: I can walk. The answer is -s. The relevant input states: Base walk in walks. This fits -s. An inflectional ending changes a word for number or time without creating a completely unrelated base. Walks, walked and walking keep the idea walk. Do not always pronounce -ed as /ed/.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Locate the supplied base word inside the longer word. Read the base and ending together; -ed need not add a whole syllable.
3. Check the worked solution: -s. The relevant input states: Base walk in walks. This fits -s. An inflectional ending changes a word for number or time without creating a completely unrelated base. Walks, walked and walking keep the idea walk. Do not always pronounce -ed as /ed/.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Adult-assisted reading: At sunset, one robot was resting. Divide sunset and robot, find -ing, notice one and was, and read the sentence twice with a natural finish. Explain that the robot was resting, rather than racing. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: An inflectional ending changes a word for number or time without creating a completely unrelated base. Walks, walked and walking keep the idea walk.

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