Lesson 1 | -ed, -ing, -s-, es

Question 1

What is the suffix in “jumping,” and what does it mean?

Answer 1

-ing; happening now

Question 2

What is the suffix in “cats,” and what does it mean?

Answer 2

-s; more than one

Question 3

What is the suffix in “danced,” and what does it mean?

Answer 3

-ed; happened in the past

Question 4

What is the suffix in “boxes,” and what does it mean?

Answer 4

-es; more than one

Question 5

Which suffix makes “walk” past tense?

Answer 5

-ed

Question 6

Which suffix shows ongoing action in “running”?

Answer 6

-ing

Question 7

Does the suffix -s or -es make “fox” plural?

Answer 7

-es; more than one

Question 8

What does the suffix -ed in “painted” tell us about when the action happened?

Answer 8

It happened in the past.

Question 9

What does the suffix -ing in “playing” tell us about when the action is happening?

Answer 9

It’s happening now.

Question 10

What does the suffix -s in “dogs” tell us about the noun?

Answer 10

There is more than one.

Question 11

What does the suffix -es in “wishes” tell us about the noun?

Answer 11

There is more than one.

Question 12

What does the suffix -ed in “called” tell us about the verb?

Answer 12

The action already happened.

Question 13

Which suffix changes “jump” to tell us it’s happening right now?

Answer 13

-ing

Question 14

Which suffix shows past action: -s or -ed?

Answer 14

-ed

Question 15

Does the suffix -ing make the verb “run” happen now or in the past?

Answer 15

Now

Question 16

What does the suffix -s in “helps” mean?

Answer 16

It means the subject is doing it now.

Question 17

Which suffix adds plurality to “box”?

Answer 17

-es

Question 18

Which suffix tells us there is more than one “cat”?

Answer 18

-s

Question 19

What does the suffix -ing in “drawing” tell us?

Answer 19

The action is happening now.

Question 20

Which suffix changes a verb to past tense: -ing or -ed?

Answer 20

-ed

Question 21

Does more than one “unicorn” have -s or -es, and what does it mean?

Answer 21

-s
unicorns

Question 22

Does went for a walk in the past have -ed or -ing?

Answer 22

-ed
walked

Question 23

Does “fix it right now” have -s or -es? Fixs or Fixes

Answer 23

-es
fixes

Question 24

Does “climb” right now have -ed or -ing?

Answer 24

-ing
climbing

Question 25

Does more than one "box" have -s or -es?

Answer 25

-es boxes

Question 26

Does "bark" in the past have -ed or -ing?

Answer 26

-ed barked

Question 27

Does more than one "light" have -s or -es?

Answer 27

-s lights

Question 28

Does "riding" have -s or -ing, and what does it mean?

Answer 28

(-ing; ongoing)

Question 29

Does "watch" in the past have -ed or -es?

Answer 29

-ed watched

Question 30

Do you use -s or -es for the word "kiss" and what does it mean?

Answer 30

-es; It can mean two things! More than one (He gave three kisses to his puppy!) Kiss right now (He kisses his puppy!)

Question 31

Does "talks" have -s or -ing, and what does it mean?

Answer 31

-s; present action

Question 32

Does "played" have -ed or -s, and what does it mean?

Answer 32

-ed; past tense

Question 33

Does "jumping" have -ing or -ed, and what does it mean?

Answer 33

-ing; ongoing

Question 34

Does "wishes" have -s or -es, and what does it mean?

Answer 34

-es; more than one

Question 35

Does "painted" have -ed or -ing, and what does it mean?

Answer 35

-ed; past tense

Question 36

Does "boxes" have -s or -es, and what does it mean?

Answer 36

-es; more than one

Question 37

Does "eats" have -s or -ing, and what does it mean?

Answer 37

-s; present action

Question 38

Does "climbs" have -s or -ing, and what does it mean?

Answer 38

-s; present action

Question 39

Does "folded" have -ed or -es, and what does it mean?

Answer 39

-ed; past tense

Question 40

Does "helps" have -s or -ing, and what does it mean?

Answer 40

-s; present action

Question 41

Add -ed to "jump" and explain its meaning.

Answer 41

jumped; past tense

Question 42

Add -ing to "walk" and explain its meaning.

Answer 42

walking; happening now

Question 43

Add -es to "box" and explain its meaning.

Answer 43

boxes; more than one

Question 44

Add -s to "cat" and explain its meaning.

Answer 44

cats; more than one

Question 45

Add -ed to "talk" and explain its meaning.

Answer 45

talked; past tense

Question 46

Add -ing to "run" and explain its meaning.

Answer 46

running; happening now

Question 47

Add -es to "bus" and explain its meaning.

Answer 47

buses; more than one

Question 48

Add -s to "pen" and explain its meaning.

Answer 48

pens; more than one

Question 49

Make "bark" past tense and explain its meaning.

Answer 49

barked; happened in the past

Question 50

Make "swim" ongoing and explain its meaning.

Answer 50

swimming; happening now

Question 51

Make "fox" plural and explain its meaning.

Answer 51

foxes; more than one

Question 52

Make "play" present tense ongoing and explain its meaning.

Answer 52

playing; happening now

Question 53

Write a sentence using "jumped" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 53

Example: I jumped onto the boat. It happened in the past.

Question 54

Write a sentence using "bunches" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 54

There are bunches of bananas. More than one.

Question 55

Write a sentence using "climbing" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 55

I am climbing a giant hill. Happening now

Question 56

Write a sentence using "dogs" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 56

The dogs are adorable! More than one dog

Question 57

Write a sentence using "painted" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 57

He painted his walls bright yellow! Happened in the past

Question 58

Write a sentence using "wishes" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 58

I was granted three wishes! More than one

Question 59

Write a sentence using "cats" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 59

The cats were all over the place. More than one

Question 60

Write a sentence using "walking" and explain what the suffix tells us.

Answer 60

I am walking to the dentist office right now. Happening now