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3. Verbs that end in a single stressed vowel followed by a single con ­
sonant (VC) must add another consonant before adding ­ing. Write the
forms below with the correct spelling.
I am swimming. (swim, win, plan, sit, stop)
You are cutting. (cut, run, dig, shop, get up)
(Notice that verbs with the stress before the last syllable do not follow
this pattern. They do not take a double consonant, vísit fi visiting,
énter fi centering, límit fi limiting)
(A few more exceptions to the rule of the double consonant are verbs
that end in w, x, or y. They do not double. Write the forms below with
the correct spelling.)
He is buying. (buy, relax, grow)
We are playing. (play, fix, pay, saw)
4. Verbs that end in ie change the ie to y and add ­ing. Verbs that end
in other vowels simple take ­ing.
She is dying. (die, lie, tie, go, see)
III. Grammar Subject­verb agreement + present continuous
Rewrite the paragraphs below, adding the correct form of the verbs.
The verb be must agree with the subject. The main verb takes ­ing.
Many farm people are coming into the cities, (come) They ___ _____
their farms for a life in the city. (leave) They___ _____ for jobs, houses,
and a new set of friends. (look for) The cities___ _____ very crowded.
(become) The government ___ _____ to help the people, but the problem
is too serious, (try) The head city planner ___ _____ worried about
the future. (get)
“We _____ not _____ new houses fast enough,” he says. (build) “The
city___ _____ out of room, water, jobs, and houses. (run out) We ___
_____ about a limit on growth. (think about) Our big cities ___ _____
too fast. (grow) Few farmers ___ _____ grain and vegetables for us to
eat. (raise) This situation ___ _____ the whole country in danger.” (put)
IV. Controlled Composition Dicto­comp
Your teacher will read the paragraph below three times. Listen carefully,
but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the paragraph
as well as you can from memory.
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