Spelling Word List: Suffixes -s, -es, -er, -ed, -ing

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Study the Word List: Suffixes -s, -es, -er, -ed, -ing

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	walked	After a tiring day, he walked home with a droop.
	running	Even though he was tired he kept running.
	skipping	She liked all races notwithstanding the skipping race. *
	chatted	The class chatted away during silent reading. *
	sings	My mum sings to herself while she is cooking. *
	searches	She searches high and low. *
	hopes	David hopes to excel in his science exam.
	waving	I like waving to passing trains. *
	reaches	She reaches for the highest shelf. *
	smiling	There were lots of happy, smiling children in Mrs Stapleton's class. *
	liked	Picasso liked to daub paint onto canvas.
	baking	Grease the baking tin with butter.
	planner	Mrs Mercer's planner is covered with lists. *
	floated	The boatman floated down the river. *
	clapping	Flamenco is a Spanish dance with stamping and clapping.
	runner	The runner showed great endurance.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

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walked

running

skipping

chatted

sings

searches

hopes

waving

reaches

smiling

liked

baking

planner

floated

clapping

runner

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