Unit 8
Double letters
Some words double the last letter before adding ‘ing’. nod è no dd ing stop è sto pp ing
sit è si tt ing
________ Complete these sentences, using the verbs from the box. Double the last letter and add ‘ing’. Example: swim è I am swimming in the sea.
hop
nod
clap
wag
run
win
swim
1 The dog is _____________ its tail. 2 We are _____________ fast. 3 I am _____________ my hands. 4 Kim is _____________ on one foot. 5 Luke is _____________ his head. 6 You are _____________ in the next race.
Word work: root words
Some words are made up of different parts. buying = buy + ing
shoes = shoe + s
buy and shoe are root words . A group of words such as buy , buying and buyer is a word family .
verbs
noun
• You may want to introduce the word ‘suffix’. Suffixes are the main language focus of Unit 10. • For more work on root words, see Workbook 2 page 65. DA Vary the partners with whom pupils work. Have them work sometimes with pupils of different abilities. • Remind pupils to write complete sentences in standard English.
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