Words ending in -ing

Introduce words ending in -ing with a quick real-world example, then let students work through the first item together as a class, then finish the rest independently or with a partner, talking through their thinking as they go rather than working silently. When reviewing answers, ask students to use the word in their own sentence, not just confirm the answer, so the word sticks beyond the page. These words ending in -ing worksheets work well as a warm-up before reading time, an independent center activity, or a quick homework assignment.

These words ending in -ing worksheets for 1st grade give students focused practice building word knowledge, one of the biggest levers for reading comprehension at this age. Students match, sort, define, and use words ending in -ing through a variety of activities designed for their grade level. Our suffixes compound words worksheets connect vocabulary practice to real reading and writing, so students see how words ending in -ing shows up in the sentences and stories they encounter every day. A strong vocabulary at this stage is one of the clearest predictors of later reading success, and regular practice with words ending in -ing builds it word by word.

Yes, both. We made it for 1st Grade suffixes and compound words, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with words ending in -ing. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Both skills teach the same underlying idea: a word's meaning can be built from smaller pieces. Suffixes like -s, -ed, and -ing change a root word's meaning or tense (CCSS L.1.4b), while compound words combine two whole words into a new one, like sun and flower becoming sunflower (L.1.4c). Once a student can break a word into its parts, they can often work out the meaning of a brand-new word without ever having seen it before, which is one of the most powerful vocabulary strategies at any age.

The three that show up constantly in first grade reading are -s (adds plural or present tense, like cats or walks), -ed (marks past tense, like walked), and -ing (marks an ongoing action, like walking). These three cover the majority of verb and noun changes a first grader encounters, which is why they are the focus before moving on to less frequent suffixes in later grades.

Start by pointing out compound words in everyday reading (backpack, playground, sunshine) and asking your child to spot the two smaller words hiding inside. Once they can identify the parts, practice going the other direction: given two words, can they combine them into a compound word, and does the combination make sense? This two-way practice, breaking words apart and building them, is exactly what the worksheets in this topic cover.