Reading Strategy

Follow these steps to read a word with -ed.

• 1 Look for the ending you know. Cover it.

  

• 2 Look for vowel and consonant patterns to sound out the base word.

  l + i + f + t = lift

  I see two consonants after the vowel i, so the i is short.

• 3 Look at the entire word again. Blend the base word and the ending to read the word.

  lift + ed = lifted

  Blend lift and ed to say the word lifted.

Reading Practice

Use what you learned to read the sentences.

• 1. Eddie hated to be sick. He was so bored!

• 2. He needed something to do.

• 3. He picked a book to read and flipped through it.

• 4. Just then, Eddie saw Len at his window.

• 5. Eddie waved. “I’m so glad you stopped by!” he said.

Spelling Practice

6.–9. Now write the sentences that your teacher reads.

Word Work

10.–15. Read these words. Then write each word on a card. Match the 6 pairs that go together. What do you notice?

Example

• 10.

  I double the b when I add -ed.