Want to transform spelling and word study into a time your students actually look forward to? This Inflectional Endings ING, ED, S, ES Games Bundle gives you everything you need to engage students in mastering inflectional endings and reviewing key vowel patterns in one-syllable words — all in a format that builds consistency, excitement, and mastery.
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Aligned to Words Their Way Unit 1 (Sorts 1–9), these games and activities work with any word study program and cover reviewing CVC, CVVC, CVCC, and CVCe vowel patterns, adding -ing and -ed endings, irregular verbs, plural endings, unusual plurals, and words ending in y with inflected endings.
9 GAMES, 9 ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING INFLECTIONAL ENDING PATTERNS
- Sort 1: Review One Syllable CVVC, CVC, CVCC, CVCe Words
- Sort 2: Adding -ING to CVC, CVCC Base Words
- Sort 3: Adding -ING to CVCe, CVVC Base Words
- Sort 4: Review of Double, E-Drop, and Nothing
- Sort 5: Adding -ED Inflectional Endings
- Sort 6: Irregular Past Tense Verbs
- Sort 7: Plural Endings Adding -ES
- Sort 8: Unusual Plurals
- Sort 9: Y + Inflectional Endings -S, -ED, -ING
You get one partner game and one independent activity for each Inflectional Endings ING, ED, S, ES Word List. Resources come in both color and black & white versions!
PARTNER GAMES — CANDYLAND-STYLE BOARDS, BUILDING WORDS BOARDS, CONNECT 6 & GUESS MY WORD
Candyland-Style Board Games (Sorts 1 & 4): Students draw a picture or hint card and find the corresponding picture or word on the game board to make their move along the path. Each game includes a recording sheet for easy teacher check-ins.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Board Game
- Game Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Building Words Board Games (Sorts 2, 3, 5 & 7): Students draw a picture or word card, cover the appropriate base word on the game board, and add the correct inflectional ending — competing to collect the most words.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Board Game
- Game Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Connect 6 (Sorts 6 & 8): Students draw sentence cards with a missing word and use their knowledge of irregular past tense verbs and unusual plurals to complete the sentence and cover the correct space on the game board.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Game Board
- Sentence Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Guess My Word (Sort 9): Students choose a secret word from the board and take turns asking questions about vowel patterns, spelling changes, and base words to narrow down their partner's word and win.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- 3 Guess My Word Boards (including 1 Make Your Own)
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES — MEMORY MATCH, FOUR IN A ROW & LAYER ON
Memory Match Card Games (Sorts 6 & 8): Students match present tense verbs with their irregular past tense form (Sort 6) or singular nouns with their unusual plural form (Sort 8). Can also be modified for partner play.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Word Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Four in a Row (Sorts 1–5 & 7): Students spin a spinner, find an incomplete word or base word on the game board matching the vowel pattern or spelling change spun, complete and build the word with optional letter tiles, record it, and aim to cover four in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- 4 Word Boards
- 2 Spinners with Student-Friendly Directions
- Letter Tiles for Building Words
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Layer On (Sort 9): Played much like a popular letter tile game, students spin an inflectional ending or spelling change, match it with a base word card to make a word, then add it to a growing word tower — layering on as many words as possible.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Word Building Mat
- Word Cards
- Spinner with Student-Friendly Directions
- Letter Tiles for Building Words
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
WHO ARE THESE GAMES FOR?
These activities are designed for students at the beginning of the Syllables and Affixes stage who have a strong understanding of vowel patterns in single-syllable words and are ready to learn the rules for properly adding inflected endings.
Developed primarily for 3rd–5th graders, these resources can also be used in lower grades within small group lessons with teacher guidance. Because all games and activities across Unit 1 use similar formats, you only have to teach students how to play once — then enjoy the consistency and versatility all year long!
EXPLORE THE FULL SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES SERIES
- Unit 1: Inflectional Endings ING, ED, S, ES | Sorts 1–9
- Unit 2: Compound Words | Sorts 10–12
- Unit 3: Syllable Juncture Patterns | Sorts 13–17
- Unit 4: Long-Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables | Sorts 18–23
- Unit 5: Ambiguous, Diphthong, R-Controlled Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables | Sorts 24–30
- Unit 6: Words Ending in LE, EL, IL, AL, ER, OR, AR and More | Sorts 31–40
- Unit 7: Exploring Consonants in Multisyllabic Words | Sorts 41–47
- Unit 8: Prefixes and Suffixes | Sorts 48–54
- Unit 9: Compound Words, Homographs, Words with EI and IE | Sorts 55–58
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- Word Searches
- Fill in the Blank Word List Activity
- Weekly Spelling Homework
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Copyright © Tammy Roose, Tarheelstate Teacher.
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