and the third person extra syllable or in the word, it is spelt as ‘beat’ singular of verbs) –es. Adding the endings and always add an extra syllable to hunting, hunted, hunter, –ing –er and to the word and sometimes does. buzzing, buzzed, buzzer, –ed –er –ed verbs where no change jumping, jumped, jumper The past tense of some verbs may sound as if it is needed to the root ends in /ɪd/ (extra syllable), /d/ or /t/ (no extra word syllable), but all these endings are spelt –ed. If the verb ends in two consonant letters (the same or different), the ending is simply added on. Adding and to As with verbs (see above), if the adjective ends grander, grandest, –er –est adjectives where no in two consonant letters (the same or fresher, freshest, quicker, change is needed to the different), the ending is simply added on. quickest root word
and the third person singular of verbs) extra syllable or ‘beat’ in the word, it is spelt as –es. Adding the endings –ed and –er to verbs where no change is needed to the root word –ing and –er always add an extra syllable to the word and –ed sometimes does. The past tense of some verbs may sound as if it ends in /ɪd/ (extra syllable), /d/ or /t/ (no extra syllable), but all these endings are spelt –ed. If the verb ends in two consonant letters (the same or different), the ending is simply added on. hunting, hunted, hunter, buzzing, buzzed, buzzer, jumping, jumped, jumper Adding –er and –est to adjectives where no change is needed to the root word As with verbs (see above), if the adjective ends in two consonant letters (the same or different), the ending is simply added on. grander, grandest, fresher, freshest, quicker, quickest
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