Not every verb becomes past tense by adding -ED. These irregular past tense verb games teach students that some verbs change their spelling instead, like throw and threw, drive and drove, and sweep and swept, using sentence and matching games.
The games are aligned to Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers (3rd Edition), Unit 1, Sort 6, but they work alongside any word study program. They're designed for students at the beginning of the Syllables and Affixes stage who have a solid understanding of vowel patterns in single-syllable words and are ready to learn the rules for adding inflected endings.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Connect 6 Board Game (Partner Game)
Students take turns drawing fill-in-the-blank sentence cards. They use what they know about irregular past tense verbs to complete the sentence and cover the missing word on the game board.
- Teacher directions
- Connect 6 game board
- Sentence cards
- Student-friendly directions
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
Match It Up! Card Game (Independent Activity)
Students play a game of match with word and picture cards. They look for word/word, word/picture, or picture/picture matches that show the same present tense verb and its irregular past tense form.
- Teacher directions
- Word and picture playing cards
- Student-friendly directions
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
ALSO INCLUDED
- Black and white and color versions of everything
- Word list of all included words
- Answer keys for both activities
HOW THIS RESOURCE HELPS YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS
- Gives students two engaging ways to practice the same irregular verb forms
- Works for partner centers, small groups, early finishers, and independent practice
- Recording sheets build in accountability and quick assessment
- Uses the same game formats as the rest of Unit 1, so students don't have to learn new rules each week
- Sentence cards show students how each past tense verb is used in context
- Ready to print and use with no extra prep beyond cutting cards
Want every game in this unit? This game set is included in the Inflectional Endings Unit 1 Syllables Affixes Games Bundle | Adding ING ED S ES, so you can get all of the Unit 1 games together and save.
ABOUT THE SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES STAGE
This stage is where students move from studying single-syllable words to examining what happens where syllables meet. Students at this level are secure with vowel patterns in one-syllable words and are ready to study inflected endings, syllable juncture and division, open and closed syllables, accented and unaccented syllables, and the first prefixes and suffixes. Instruction focuses on the spelling changes that happen when endings are added and on where to divide a longer word. By analyzing multisyllabic words, students strengthen spelling while preparing for the meaning-based word study ahead.
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