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ING spelling rules
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ING Spelling Rules
Rule 1
1
When a verb ends with 'e', eliminate the 'e' and add ING.
Examples:
Examples
make - making
take - taking
prepare - preparing
debate - debating
write - writing
Rule 2
2
When the verbs end with 'y' just add ING.
Examples
buy - buying
play - playing
try - trying
cry - crying
study - studying
fly - flying
Rule 3
3
If the verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant combination (CVC), you duplicate the last consonant and then add ING.
Examples
run - running
stop - stopping
sit - sitting
swim - swimming
cut - cutting
shop - shopping
plan - planning
Exceptions
4
If the verb ending with consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) has 2 or more syllables the last consonant only duplicates if the stressed syllable is the last syllable.
Examples
be•gin - beginning
for•get - forgetting
for•bid - forbidding
tra•vel - traveling
lis•ten - listening
can•cel - canceling
o•pen - opening
Special cases
The letters 'w', 'x' and 'y' never duplicate
grow - growing
fix - fixing
buy - buying
Special spelling
Special cases
die - dying
lie - lying
tie - tying