Inflectional Endings Worksheet
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using inflectional endings to change word meaning and grammatical function.
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Inflectional Endings Practice
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the activities. This worksheet focuses on inflectional endings, which are word parts added to the end of a word to change its grammatical function or meaning, such as '-s', '-ed', '-ing', '-er', '-est'.
Read each sentence and identify the base word and the inflectional ending. Write them in the blanks provided.
1. The birds are (singing) beautifully this morning.
Base Word: Ending:
2. She (walked) to the store yesterday.
Base Word: Ending:
3. My dog is the (fastest) runner in the park.
Base Word: Ending:
4. He (plays) soccer every Saturday.
Base Word: Ending:
Choose the word with the correct inflectional ending to complete each sentence.
5. The cat quietly on the couch.
sleep
sleeps
sleeping
slept
6. Yesterday, we a delicious dinner.
cook
cooks
cooked
cooking
Use the given base word and inflectional ending to create a new word. Then, use the new word in a complete sentence.
7. Base Word: play, Ending: -ing
New Word:
Sentence:
8. Base Word: bright, Ending: -er
New Word:
Sentence:
Determine if the following statements about inflectional endings are True or False.
9. Inflectional endings always change the core meaning of a word.
True
False
10. The ending '-es' is an inflectional ending used to make nouns plural.
True
False
Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about your favorite hobby. Underline at least five words that contain inflectional endings and identify the base word and ending for each.