Review and Practice--Spelling Rules for adding -ed and -ing to verbs

Click on the link below to review spelling rules for adding -ed (for simple past tense) and -ing (for progressive tenses) to verbs:

LINK:Review and practice adding -ed and -ing endings

Noun Plurals Practice

Welcome to the Fall 2018 semester! We will be reviewing noun plurals, so here are some websites where you can practice your knowledge of nouns:

My suggestion: Click on the links below to practice using the correct form of nouns.

LINK: Rules for making singular nouns plural

LINK: Plural forms and irregular nouns

LINK: Common and proper nouns 

LINK: Practice spelling plural form of nouns in sentences 

LINK: More practice with singular or plural nouns in sentences

LINK: Lesson on Countable/Uncountable Nouns (scroll down)

LINK: Use the correct form--count and noncount nouns in sentences 

The Ball Exercise Was Highly Irregular!

We used at least four irregular verbs today in class during our silly "before and after" exercise with the two red balls. I didn't plan to have a lesson on irregular verbs, but by chance I gave directions to throw a ball, shake your head, bend your knees, and stand on one leg. Each of the verbs in bold type has an irregular past tense form: threw, shook, bent, stood. Of course, I also used regular verbs that form the past tense by adding -ed or just -d: jump-jumped, wave-waved, pat-patted (notice the final t of pat is doubled before adding -ed--do you know why?).

My Suggestions: A few weeks ago we studied rules for spelling changes when adding -ed to make the base form of regular verbs past tense. Click on the link to review a nice summary of these rules (but I wish I could remove the annoying advertisements).

 Spelling Rules for Adding -ed to Regular Verbs

Then click on the link below to go to "12 Lists to Help You Learn Common Irregular Verbs." These lists group irregular verbs that follow similar patterns when they change from present to past tense (for example, throw-threw, grow-grew, know-knew). Find each irregular verb we used in class today (those in bold type above) on one of the lists. Try to memorize all the verbs on at least one of the 12 lists this week. Can you memorize a list every week? You might as well memorize all three forms of the verbs, even though we have not studied the third part (past participle) yet.

12 Lists to Help You Learn Irregular Verbs

Too Tired to Study? Refresh Your Brain with an Easy Game!

Have you had a frustrating day? Do you feel you aren't learning fast enough, but you are too tired to study? Relax! You don't always have to push yourself to learn new or difficult things.

My Suggestion: Boost your confidence by playing an easy game for beginners. It will remind you of how much you already know!

Easy Things for Beginners (games, puzzles)