Year 1 English Adding Endings: check-up and quiz

Key words. A plural means more than one. One cat, two cats.

Method. Look at the end of the word pen, then add the right ending for two or more.

1. Say the word for one. Start with the word for one thing.
   one pen
2. Look at the last letters. Words ending in s, x, sh or ch need -es. Other words need -s.
   pen does not end in s, x, sh or ch
3. Add -s to make the plural. Two or more things need the plural word.
   pen + s = pens
4. Write the answer.
   pens

Check. Take the ending off to check: pens becomes pen. ✓

Watch out. Do not add -es to pen. Only words ending in s, x, sh or ch need -es.

Key words. A plural means more than one. One cat, two cats.

Method. Look at the end of the word match, then add the right ending for two or more.

1. Say the word for one. Start with the word for one thing.
   one match
2. Look at the last letters. Words ending in s, x, sh or ch need -es. Other words need -s.
   match ends in “ch”
3. Add -es to make the plural. Two or more things need the plural word.
   match + es = matches
4. Write the answer.
   matches

Check. Take the ending off to check: matches becomes match. ✓

Watch out. Do not write matchs. A word that ends in ch needs -es.

Key words. The root word is the main word. An ending is a few letters added to the end, like -ing or -ed.

Method. Keep the root word the same, then add -ing.

1. Find the root word. The root word is the main word, before any ending.
   root word: help
2. Add -ing. Happening now or still going on, so we add -ing.
   help + ing = helping
3. Write the answer.
   helping

Check. Take the ending off to check: helping becomes help. ✓

Watch out. Keep every letter of help. Write helping, with no letters missing or added.

Key words. The root word is the main word. An ending is a few letters added to the end, like -ing or -ed.

Method. Keep the root word the same, then add -ed.

1. Find the root word. The root word is the main word, before any ending.
   root word: play
2. Add -ed. Already happened, so we add -ed.
   play + ed = played
3. Write the answer.
   played

Check. Take the ending off to check: played becomes play. ✓

Watch out. Keep every letter of play. Write played, with no letters missing or added.

Key words. The root word is the main word. An ending is a few letters added to the end, like -ing or -ed.

Method. Keep the root word the same, then add -er.

1. Find the root word. The root word is the main word, before any ending.
   root word: paint
2. Add -er. A person who does the action, so we add -er.
   paint + er = painter
3. Write the answer.
   painter

Check. Take the ending off to check: painter becomes paint. ✓

Watch out. Keep every letter of paint. Write painter, with no letters missing or added.

Key words. Tallest means higher than the others.

Method. Look at the height of each bar. The tallest bar is the one that is higher.

1. Look at each bar. A higher bar has a bigger number.
   A is 2, B is 6, C is 4
2. Compare the heights. The bar that is highest is the tallest one.
   6 is the biggest number
3. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Check the bars again from the top: B is the tallest one. ✓

Watch out. Look at the top of each bar. Do not choose a bar because it is wider.

Key words. Taller compares two things. Tallest compares three or more things.

Method. Keep the root word the same, then add -est.

1. Find the root word. The root word does not change.
   cold
2. Add -est. -est compares three or more things, like the tallest.
   cold + est = coldest
3. Write the answer.
   coldest

Check. Take the ending off to check: coldest becomes cold. ✓

Watch out. Use the ending only. Write coldest, not more cold.

Key words. A prefix is a few letters added to the front of a word. un- is a prefix.

Method. Put un- at the front of the root word.

1. Find the root word. Start with the word we already know.
   lucky
2. Add un- to the front. un- often means not, or the opposite of the word.
   un + lucky = unlucky
3. Write the answer.
   unlucky

Check. Take the front part off to check: unlucky becomes lucky. ✓

Watch out. The prefix goes at the front. Write unlucky, not luckyun.

Key words. A contraction is two words made into one short word. The apostrophe is the small mark (’).

Method. A short form joins two words into one. The apostrophe shows where letters have been left out.

1. Say the two words in full. Say them slowly, one after the other.
   do not
2. Find the letters that are left out. The apostrophe goes in the place of the missing letters.
   do not → don’t
3. Write the short form.
   don’t

Check. Say the short form in full: don't means do not. ✓

Watch out. The apostrophe goes where the letters were, not at the start of the word.

Key words. The days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Method. The days of the week always go in the same order, from Monday to Sunday.

1. Find Friday on the list. Each day has its place in the week.
   Friday is day 5 of 7
2. Find the day after. The day after is the next day along the list.
   day 5 + 1 = day 6
3. Write the answer.
   Saturday

Check. Say the days in order to check: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. ✓

Watch out. Use the week list in order. Do not guess from the picture.

Key words. A plural means more than one. One cat, two cats.

Method. Look at the end of the word fox, then add the right ending for two or more.

1. Say the word for one. Start with the word for one thing.
   one fox
2. Look at the last letters. Words ending in s, x, sh or ch need -es. Other words need -s.
   fox ends in “x”
3. Add -es to make the plural. Two or more things need the plural word.
   fox + es = foxes
4. Write the answer.
   foxes

Check. Take the ending off to check: foxes becomes fox. ✓

Watch out. Do not write foxs. A word that ends in x needs -es.

Key words. The root word is the main word. An ending is a few letters added to the end, like -ing or -ed.

Method. Keep the root word the same, then add -ed.

1. Find the root word. The root word is the main word, before any ending.
   root word: walk
2. Add -ed. Already happened, so we add -ed.
   walk + ed = walked
3. Write the answer.
   walked

Check. Take the ending off to check: walked becomes walk. ✓

Watch out. Keep every letter of walk. Write walked, with no letters missing or added.

Method. Take the ending off the word.

1. Look at painting. The ending is -ing.
   paint + ing
2. Take off the ending. The root word is what is left.
   painting → paint
3. Write the answer.
   paint

Check. Add -ing back: paint + ing = painting. ✓

Watch out. The root word is the main word before the ending.

Key words. Taller compares two things. Tallest compares three or more things.

Method. Keep the root word the same, then add -est.

1. Find the root word. The root word does not change.
   fast
2. Add -est. -est compares three or more things, like the tallest.
   fast + est = fastest
3. Write the answer.
   fastest

Check. Take the ending off to check: fastest becomes fast. ✓

Watch out. Use the ending only. Write fastest, not more fast.

Key words. A prefix is a few letters added to the front of a word. un- is a prefix.

Method. Put un- at the front of the root word.

1. Find the root word. Start with the word we already know.
   kind
2. Add un- to the front. un- often means not, or the opposite of the word.
   un + kind = unkind
3. Write the answer.
   unkind

Check. Take the front part off to check: unkind becomes kind. ✓

Watch out. The prefix goes at the front. Write unkind, not kindun.

Key words. Shorter means lower than the others.

Method. Look at the height of each bar. The shorter bar is the one that is lower.

1. Look at each bar. A higher bar has a bigger number.
   A is 4, B is 1
2. Compare the heights. The bar that is lowest is the shorter one.
   1 is the smallest number
3. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Check the bars again from the top: B is the shorter one. ✓

Watch out. Look at the top of each bar. Do not choose a bar because it is wider.

Method. Change each short form back into two words, then write them again.

1. Look at the first short form. I am is short for I’m.
   I am = I’m
2. Look at the second short form. It is is short for it’s. It starts the new sentence, so it needs a capital.
   it is = it’s
3. Write the sentence.
   I’m happy. It’s sunny.

Check. Read it back: I am happy. It is sunny. ✓

Watch out. A new sentence starts with a capital letter, even after a short form.

Method. Put the days in the same order as the week list. Monday comes first.

1. Find each day on the list. Each day has a number in the week.
   Sunday is day 7, Friday is day 5, Monday is day 1
2. Put them in order. The day with the smallest number comes first.
   Monday, Friday, Sunday
3. Write the answer.
   Monday, Friday, Sunday

Check. There are 3 days in the question and 3 in the answer. ✓

Watch out. Check that you have written every day once.

Key words. A plural means more than one. One cat, two cats.

Method. Look at the end of the word dish, then add the right ending for two or more.

1. Say the word for one. Start with the word for one thing.
   one dish
2. Look at the last letters. Words ending in s, x, sh or ch need -es. Other words need -s.
   dish ends in “sh”
3. Add -es to make the plural. Two or more things need the plural word.
   dish + es = dishes
4. Write the answer.
   dishes

Check. Take the ending off to check: dishes becomes dish. ✓

Watch out. Do not write dishs. A word that ends in sh needs -es.

Method. Use the root word safe and the prefix un-.

1. Find the root word. The root word is safe.
   safe
2. Add the prefix un-. un- means not, so unsafe means not safe.
   un + safe = unsafe
3. Write a sentence with it. Use unsafe in a sentence about something that could hurt you.
   unsafe, for example: The wet floor is unsafe.

Check. Take the prefix off unsafe: safe. ✓

Watch out. Write unsafe as one word, with the prefix at the front.