Inflectional Endings Spelling Words

Moved the body in rhythm, usually to music. Past tense.

• danced

• dances

• dancing

Moves rhythmically along with music, plural.

• dances

• dancing

• danced

Moving about in a lively and repetitive way. Present tence.

• dancing

• danced

• dances

Allowed to fall suddenly, past tense.

• dropped

• dropping

• drops

Falling or descending from high to low, present tense.

• dropping

• dropped

• drops

Releases something so that it falls. Plural.

• drops

• dropping

• dropped

Wished for and desired, past tense.

• hoped

• hoping

• hopes

Expecting with anticipation or confidence, present tense.

• hoped

• hoping

• hopes

Want to be true, plural.

• hopes

• hoping

• hoped

Gave or assigned a title, label or position; past tense.

• named

• naming

• names