Level 21 of 28
Word Endings List (-s, -es, -ing, -ed, -er, -est)
Endings change what a word does: -s and -es make it plural, -ing makes it happening now, -ed makes it past, -er and -est compare. The letters are easy; the spelling changes are what trip children up.
8 words · tap any word to hear it
In the app · Level 21 · Word Endings
-s/-es cats, boxes · -ing/-ed/-er/-est · double run→running · drop-e · y→i cry→cried
Age 7+
Teaching tip
Three changes, in order: normal (jump → jumping), double the last letter after a short vowel (run → running), drop the silent e (make → making). Add -es after s, x, ch and sh — boxes, wishes.
What’s in the app
You're seeing 8 of 21 words
All 21 are in the app. This page is the reference; the app is where a child does the reading — levels 1–3 are free to try.
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