Verbals are verbs disguised as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Verbals come in three forms: gerunds, infinitives, and participles. Gerunds are verbs that end in "-ing" and function as nouns. Participles end in "-ing," "-ed," "-d," "-t,"...

Decide which inflectional ending matches the verb in each sentence.

Students practice making words with -ed, -ing, and -er suffixes. [PDF]

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed for students to practice adding -s, -ed, and -ing to words.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn to spell regular verb endings s, ed, ing (link to grammar work on tenses).

A quiz on adjectives with -ing and -ed endings is to be found at this site. Choose the right word from the drop down list provided. Check your answers by clicking on the box at the bottom of the page.

Do you know when to use hyphens? Here's a resource that lists when to use hyphens in adjectives, in compound numbers, after prefixes, and in between line breaks with examples of each.

This lesson introduces common suffixes and their meanings.