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Word Study & Vocabulary 1: Unit 2: Adding -ing to words with VC and VCC patterns ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLC

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

pass

passing

plan

planning

shut

shutting

stop

stopping

swim

swimming

talk

talking

thank

thanking

turn

turningWord Cards (BLM 3)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Pattern SortParent Directions: Have your child read each word in the box and then write it under the correct heading. Have your child tell you what rule he or she used to sort each word.

talk talking pass passing

thank thanking turn turning

stop stopping plan planning

shut shutting run running

Doubled Not Doubled

Take-Home Activity (BLM 6)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the Right -ing WordDirections: Read the sentences and choose the -ing word with the correct spelling to fill in the blank. Think about the rules for adding -ing to words.

1. My little sister is just learning about _____________ her name.

printing printting

2. I was _____________ my ball glove as I was running out the door.

grabing grabbing

3. José was _____________ on the ladder to get the book off of the top shelf.

standding standing

4. The mystery writer was _____________ his next book.

ploting plotting

5. The teacher was _____________ the results of the race.

graphhing graphing

6. I was just _____________ what the right answer was.

guessing guesing

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Rockv i lle cit y News

Reading Passage (BLM 9)

A Weekend of Rain By Juan Smith, News Writer

The people of Rockville were mopping

up this morning after a weekend of

strong storms. The town received fifteen

inches of rain on Saturday and six

inches on Sunday.

“Water is dripping through our

roof,” said Elmer Pickle, who owns the

hardware store on Main Street. “We’re

standing in a foot of water inside the

store. It will take us many hours to clean

up, so we’re shutting our store until

tomorrow.”

Six other shops on Main Street

will also be closed today. “We have no

electricity,” said Katie Katz, who runs

the bookstore. “We’ve been asking for

help from the power company since

yesterday. I think we’ll be getting our

power back this afternoon.”

Sam Li, president of the Rockville

Power Company, said that more than

five hundred homes and stores lost

power during the weekend. “The storms

knocked trees and branches over onto

power lines, which caused people to

lose their electricity. The power company

is working hard to repair the lines, he

said. “You’ll not find us resting until

everyone in Rockville has electricity

again.”

Isabel Garcia, Rockville police chief,

said that local roads had to be closed

because they were covered by water. “All

roads are now open again,” she said.

Schools were also open today, as

usual. Bus drivers said they had no

trouble picking up students. “We are

very careful,” said Archie Jones, who is

in charge of the buses. “The roads are

fine this morning, and our buses are

running on time.”

uNIT 2

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Word Study & Vocabulary 1: Unit 2: Adding -ing to words with VC and VCC patterns ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCAnchor Chart (BLM 1)

Adding -ing to Words

Words that end with vowel-consonant (VC):

Double the final consonant, add -ing

skip + p + ing = skipping

Exception: Words ending with x

fix + ing = fixing

Words that end with vowel-consonant-consonant (VCC):

No change, just add -ing

work + ing = working

plant + ing = planting

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Word Study & Vocabulary 1: Unit 2: Adding -ing to words with VC and VCC patterns ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCCategory Cards (BLM 2)

Doubled Not Doubled

Oddball

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3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

pass

passing

plan

planning

shut

shutting

stop

stopping

swim

swimming

talk

talking

thank

thanking

turn

turningWord Cards (BLM 3)

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4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

brag

bragging

count

counting

drop

dropping

laugh

laughing

plant

planting

stand

standing

start

starting

work

workingWord Cards (BLM 4)

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5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

fix

fixing

grin

grinning

learn

learning

cap

capping

pretend

pretending

scratch

scratching

wax

waxing

wrap

wrappingWord Cards (BLM 5)

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Pattern SortParent Directions: Have your child read each word in the box and then write it under the correct heading. Have your child tell you what rule he or she used to sort each word.

talk talking pass passing

thank thanking turn turning

stop stopping plan planning

shut shutting run running

Doubled Not Doubled


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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the Right -ing WordDirections: Read the sentences and choose the -ing word with the correct spelling to fill in the blank. Think about the rules for adding -ing to words.

1. My little sister is just learning about _____________ her name.

printing printting

2. I was _____________ my baseball glove as I was running out the door.

grabing grabbing

3. José was _____________ on the ladder to get the book off of the top shelf.

standding standing

4. The mystery writer was _____________ his next book.

ploting plotting

5. The teacher was _____________ the results of the race.

graphhing graphing

6. I was just _____________ what the right answer was.

guessing guesing

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the Right -ing WordParent Directions: Have your child read the sentences and write the correct spelling of the words on the blanks.

1. We’re _____________ at the library on our way home.

stopping stoping

2. Will you be _____________ with me to school every day?

walking walkking

3. The boy in the band was _____________ to the beat of the song.

druming drumming

4. We could hear Sondra _____________ for her dog to come home.

yelling yeling

5. I told my teacher that I will be _____________ in my homework tomorrow.

turnning turning

6. I asked my mom what she was _____________ for dinner.

planing planning


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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Rockv i lle cit y News

Reading Passage (BLM 9)

A Weekend of Rain By Juan Smith, News Writer

The people of Rockville were mopping

up this morning after a weekend of

strong storms. The town received fifteen

inches of rain on Saturday and six

inches on Sunday.

“Water is dripping through our

roof,” said Elmer Pickle, who owns the

hardware store on Main Street. “We’re

standing in a foot of water inside the

store. It will take us many hours to clean

up, so we’re shutting our store until

tomorrow.”

Six other shops on Main Street

will also be closed today. “We have no

electricity,” said Katie Katz, who runs

the bookstore. “We’ve been asking for

help from the power company since

yesterday. I think we’ll be getting our

power back this afternoon.”

Sam Li, president of the Rockville

Power Company, said that more than

five hundred homes and stores lost

power during the weekend. “The storms

knocked trees and branches over onto

power lines, which caused people to

lose their electricity. The power company

is working hard to repair the lines, he

said. “You’ll not find us resting until

everyone in Rockville has electricity

again.”

Isabel Garcia, Rockville police chief,

said that local roads had to be closed

because they were covered by water. “All

roads are now open again,” she said.

Schools were also open today, as

usual. Bus drivers said they had no

trouble picking up students. “We are

very careful,” said Archie Jones, who is

in charge of the buses. “The roads are

fine this morning, and our buses are

running on time.”

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Dictation

Review Words

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New Words

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3.

Sentence

Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Peer CheckDirections: Work with a partner. Follow the directions from your teacher to use this BLM to write your spelling words.

Second Try (if needed)

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Correct Spelling

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2.

3.

4.

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9.

First Try

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5.

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9.

Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)

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