Spelling Body and Injury Words

What are we learning today?

You will learn to spell body words and the past participles of regular verbs.

Explanation

Say a long word in small groups of letters, for example sho-ul-der.

• Body words: elbow, ankle, shoulder, neck, knee, wrist, back, chest.
• In "wrist", the letter w is silent.
• Most regular verbs add -ed: crash, crashed.
• A verb that ends in -e adds -d: like, liked.
• Consonant + y changes to -ied: carry, carried.
• A short verb with one vowel and one consonant doubles the last letter: slip, slipped.
• Some verbs are irregular: cut, cut. fall, fallen.

Examples

1. trap, trapped
2. tidy, tidied
3. bang, banged

Remember!

• Double the last letter in slip, slipped.
• Change y to ied in carry, carried.

Check yourself

1. Write the past participle of "drop".
2. Which letter is silent in "wrist"?