Inflectional Endings Worksheet

Inflectional Endings Practice

Read each section's instructions carefully and complete the tasks. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using inflectional endings.

Read each sentence. Underline the base word and circle the inflectional ending.

1. The birds were singing   in the morning.

2. She walked   to the store.

3. My dog has the softest   fur.

4. They are playing   outside.

5. He jumped   over the puddle.

Use the words in the bank to complete the sentences. Make sure to add the correct inflectional ending (-s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, -est).

1. He is the   runner on the team.

2. The children   in the park all afternoon.

3. My little brother   with his toys.

4. We watched the kittens   with a ball of yarn.

5. She carefully   her belongings.

1. Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'She has two  .'

2. The kitten was   than the puppy.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

1. Adding '-ing' to a verb always makes it a past tense verb.

2. The inflectional ending '-er' can be used to compare two things.

Write a sentence using the base word 'walk' with an -ed ending and another sentence using 'walk' with an -ing ending.