Year 4 Suffixes -ing and -ed Differentiated Worksheets with Answers

📝 Build confident spelling skills with -ing and -ed

Help learners understand and apply important spelling changes when adding the suffixes -ing and -ed. This differentiated Year 4 English resource provides structured practice with dropping a final e, doubling some final consonants and changing y to i before -ed when it follows a consonant.

The activities progress from recognising correctly spelt words to forming suffix words independently, applying them in sentences, identifying spelling mistakes and writing original sentences.

📚 What is included?

• 3 differentiated pupil worksheets

• 3 corresponding answer pages

• 6 A4 pages in total

• Triangle, Circle and Square difficulty levels

• A QR code linking to an external support video

• One downloadable digital PDF

🔺 Triangle – supported level

Learners:

• Choose the correctly spelt word from two alternatives

• Add -ing or -ed to given root words

• Select the correct spelling to complete sentences

• Write sentences using hoping and carried

Examples include hoping, stopped, smiling, tried, planned, carried, dropped, tracing, slipped and skating.

⭕ Circle – developing level

Learners:

• Add both -ed and -ing to eight root words

• Complete sentences with suitable suffix words

• Write original sentences using planning, carried, hoping and baked

This level reduces the scaffolding and asks learners to recall and apply the spelling changes more independently.

⬜ Square – greater challenge

Learners:

• Form both -ed and -ing words independently

• Identify incorrectly spelt words in complete sentences

• Rewrite each sentence correctly

• Create sentences using stopped, watching and smelled

This level develops proofreading, editing and independent sentence-writing skills.

🎯 Skills covered

• Adding the suffixes -ing and -ed

• Dropping a final e before -ing

• Doubling final consonants in appropriate words

• Changing y to i before -ed when it follows a consonant

• Recognising correct and incorrect spellings

• Applying suffix words in context

• Proofreading and correcting sentences

• Writing complete original sentences

🏫 Curriculum and assessment relevance

This resource supports spelling, vocabulary, proofreading and sentence-construction skills commonly developed in Year 4 and upper-primary English.

It can also provide useful practice with foundational literacy skills encountered in SATs and NAPLAN tasks. It is not officially endorsed by, affiliated with or represented as aligned to SATs, NAPLAN or any particular national, state or regional curriculum.

💡 Suggested uses

• Classroom spelling lessons

• Independent practice

• Homework

• Morning work

• Revision and consolidation

• Intervention groups

• Extension activities

• Tutoring

• Home education

• Assessment preparation

🌍 Suitable for international learners

The resource uses clear English examples that may be useful to teachers, parents, tutors, home educators and learners in the UK, Australia, the United States, Canada and other English-speaking countries.

It is suitable for Year 4 and comparable primary or elementary learners, although teachers and parents should select the most appropriate differentiated level for each child.

📹 External video information

The worksheets include a QR code linking to an external YouTube support video. The video was not created or owned by the resource author, and copyright remains with its original creator. Internet access is required. The continued availability and content of the video are controlled by YouTube and the original creator.

📄 Product details

• Format: Digital PDF

• Page size: A4

• Total pages: 6

• Pupil worksheets: 3

• Answer pages: 3

• Differentiated levels: Triangle, Circle and Square

• Topic: Adding -ing and -ed

• No physical item will be supplied