The Southwest
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The Southwest
What is special about the landscape of the Southwest?
Word WorkThis week we will look at verb endings with
and without spelling changes.
For some base words, simply add –ed and –ing.
Read this sentence:
In order to stop slipping, I grabbed a tree branch.
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hoping
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hiking
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baking
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saluting
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shopping
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standing
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running
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blamed
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pinned
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sobbed
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filming
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biting
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swimming
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chatted
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stripped
Group Practice
shopping
blamedstandin
gpinned
running sobbed
Individual Practice
filming drivingbiting chattedswimmi
ngstriped
Travel Ameri
ca
arid
canyon
carved
cliffs
frontierguide
hiking
canyona narrow valley with high, steep sides, usually with a stream at the bottom
carvedcut
something
cliffsvery steep, rocky slopes
frontierThe farthest edge of settled country, where the wilderness begins
guide
someone or something that shows the way
hikingtaking a long
walk; marching
aridhaving very
little rainfall; dry
aridRegions of the country
that get very little rainfall are
usually arid.
aridWhy might it be more difficult for
people, plants, and animals to
survive there?