Inflected Endings Practice
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and applying inflected endings to base words.
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Inflected Endings Practice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to demonstrate your understanding of inflected endings.
Write the base word for each word with an inflected ending.
1. running:
2. jumped:
3. happiest:
4. boxes:
5. louder:
1. Which word correctly uses an inflected ending to show past tense?
walks
walking
walked
walk
2. Which word shows that there is more than one of something?
cat
cats
catty
catlike
Read the sentences below. Change the base word in parentheses to add the correct inflected ending.
1. My dog (bark) at the mailman every day.
2. Yesterday, we (play) soccer in the park.
3. She is (fast) runner in her class.
4. The baby is (cry) loudly.
Read each statement and circle True or False.
1. Adding '-ing' to a verb always makes it past tense.
True
False
2. The word 'boxes' has an inflected ending that shows it is plural.
True
False
Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences below. Make sure to add the correct inflected ending if needed.
1. The choir is a beautiful song.
2. My little brother is the in our family.
3. We a movie last night.
4. The hunter saw many in the forest.
Write a short paragraph about your favorite activity. Try to use at least three words with different inflected endings (e.g., -ed, -ing, -s, -er, -est). Underline the words with inflected endings.