Free printable · Sound: -ed and -ing
-ed and -ing Suffix Decodable Story – The Jumping Roo (Free Printable)
A short decodable story that practises the -ed and -ing sound, plus a matching handwriting sheet. Every word can be sounded out by a child who has learned longer words, apart from a few common tricky words.
Download the free PDF (2 pages, A4)Prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
For parents
- Read the story together three times this week. Your child colours a star each time.
- Point to each word as they read. Find the root word first (jump), then add the ending (jump-ed). -ed can sound like t, d or id.
- Hunt for the -ed and -ing words and write six of them in the boxes.
- Finish with the tracing sheet: trace the grey words, then write each one on its own.
For teachers
- Fits a systematic synthetic phonics sequence at Set 4 · Longer words, after teaching the -ed and -ing suffixes. Suits Year 1 to Year 2.
- Tracing sheet uses the TAS Beginners handwriting style.
- 67 words, 15 different -ed and -ing words, short sentences.
- Use for small-group reading, repeated reading for fluency, or homework.
- Photocopy freely for your class.
-ed and -ing words in this story
- resting
- peeped
- looked
- jumped
- hopping
- skipping
- sniffed
- munched
- standing
- watching
- started
- cackling
- landed
- hugged
- rested
Tricky words used
- a
- was
- out
- looked
- the
- her
- they
Common words that can't be fully sounded out yet. Practise them by sight.
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Practise -ed and -ing with Digby
In Wombat Words, your child reads stories like this one aloud and Digby follows along, then they trace the tricky words in their school's handwriting style. You get a report showing which sounds they've mastered.