📚 Worksheet 1: Adding Common Suffixes (-s, -ed, -ing)

1. Add the correct suffix to complete each word:

a) The cat _______ loudly. (purr + -ed)

b) She is _______ her homework. (do + -ing)

c) There are three _______ in the garden. (flower + -s)

2. Choose the correctly spelled word:

runing

running

3. Sort these words into the correct suffix groups:

Words: jumped, playing, books, walked, singing, cats

-s words: _________________

-ed words: _________________

-ing words: _________________

📚 Worksheet 2: Doubling the Final Consonant

1. Add -ing to these words. Double the final consonant if needed:

a) run → ___________

b) jump → ___________

c) sit → ___________

d) help → ___________

2. Which words need the final consonant doubled before adding -ed?

hop

rain

stop

clean

3. Write a sentence using the word "swimming":

📚 Worksheet 3: Changing Y to I Before Suffixes

1. Change these words by adding -ed:

a) cry → ___________

b) try → ___________

c) play → ___________

d) carry → ___________

2. Which rule applies when adding suffixes to words ending in 'y'?

Always change y to i

Change y to i when there's a consonant before the y

Never change y to i

3. Complete the word families:

happy → happier → ___________

busy → _________ → busiest

📚 Worksheet 4: Silent E Rule

1. Add -ing to these silent e words:

a) make → ___________

b) ride → ___________

c) hope → ___________

d) dance → ___________

2. Choose the correct spelling:

loveing

loving

3. Write the base word (remove the suffix):

a) smiled → ___________

b) using → ___________

c) saved → ___________

📚 Worksheet 5: Plurals Using -s and -es

1. Write the plural form of these words:

a) box → ___________

b) cat → ___________

c) glass → ___________

d) book → ___________

2. Which words need -es to make them plural?

brush

dog

church

tree

3. Complete this rule: Add -es to words ending in _______, _______, _______, or _______.

📚 Worksheet 6: Apostrophes for Contractions and Possession

1. Write the contraction for these word pairs:

a) do not → ___________

b) I am → ___________

c) cannot → ___________

d) it is → ___________

2. Add apostrophes to show possession:

a) The dogs bone → ___________

b) Sarahs book → ___________

c) The cats toy → ___________

3. Choose the correct word:

The dog wagged it's tail.

The dog wagged its tail.

📚 Worksheet 7: Soft C and Soft G Spelling

1. Circle the words with soft 'c' sounds (like 's'):

cat, city, ice, car, face, cup, centre, dance

2. Choose the correct spelling:

jiant

giant

3. Complete these words with 'c' or 'g':

a) ___irafe (animal with long neck)

b) ni___e (pleasant)

c) ___ircle (round shape)

d) ma___ic (special power)

📚 Worksheet 8: Common Homophones

1. Choose the correct homophone:

a) I can _______ the music. (here/hear)

b) The ball is over _______. (there/their)

c) _______ going to the park. (There/They're)

2. Match the homophones to their meanings:

to

two

too

also

the number 2

towards

3. Write sentences using both homophones:

know/no: _________________________________

📚 Worksheet 9: R-Controlled Vowels

1. Complete these words with 'ar', 'er', 'ir', 'or', or 'ur':

a) c___d (playing card)

b) b___d (animal that flies)

c) h___t (body part that pumps blood)

d) t___n (rotate)

2. Sort these words by their r-controlled vowel sound:

Words: star, her, for, girl, burn

-ar sound: ___________

-er sound: ___________

-or sound: ___________

3. Write a sentence using a word with each r-controlled vowel:

📚 Worksheet 10: Vowel Digraphs (ai, ay, oo, oa)

1. Complete these words with the correct vowel digraph:

a) r___n (water from clouds)

b) b___k (for reading)

c) pl___ (have fun)

d) b___t (travels on water)

2. Which vowel digraph makes the long 'a' sound?

ai (as in rain)

ay (as in play)

oo (as in book)

oa (as in boat)

3. Write words that rhyme with:

a) moon: ___________

b) coat: ___________

c) day: ___________

Spelling Rules Practice Worksheets

Spelling Rules Practice Worksheets

📚 Worksheet 1: Adding Common Suffixes (-s, -ed, -ing)

📚 Worksheet 2: Doubling the Final Consonant

📚 Worksheet 3: Changing Y to I Before Suffixes

📚 Worksheet 4: Silent E Rule

📚 Worksheet 5: Plurals Using -s and -es

📚 Worksheet 6: Apostrophes for Contractions and Possession

📚 Worksheet 7: Soft C and Soft G Spelling

📚 Worksheet 8: Common Homophones

📚 Worksheet 9: R-Controlled Vowels

📚 Worksheet 10: Vowel Digraphs (ai, ay, oo, oa)

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