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Spelling Quiz - ED & ING Endings #1

Choose the form you think is correct, then check your answer.
VERB + ED = VERB + ING =
waitedwaitted
waittingwaiting
studyedstudied
studyingstuding
smilledsmiled
smilingsmileing
enjoiedenjoyed
enjoingenjoying
rainnedrained
rainningraining
stoppedstoped
stopingstopping
rubedrubbed
rubbingrubing
foldedfoldded
folddingfolding
stayedstaied
stayingstaieing
helppedhelped
helppinghelping

Why do some words have double consonants while others have only one?
Copyright (C) 1998 by Kaye Mastin Mallory
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.