Ines Helps Papa Make Omelets

Find root words and their endings -s, -ed and -ing.

Read the story

Read the story. Look for words that end with -s, -ed or -ing.

1On Sunday morning, Ines helped Papa in the kitchen. "Let's make omelets," Papa said.

2Papa cracked two eggs into a bowl. Then Ines cracked one all by herself! She mixed the eggs with a fork until they looked yellow and foamy.

3Papa melted butter in the pan and poured in the eggs. Ines was standing back from the hot stove to watch. "Look! The eggs are cooking," she said.

4Papa added cheese and folded the omelet in half. "Ines helps me a lot," said Papa. "She mixes the best eggs."

5Then they sat down and ate together. Yum!

A root word is the word left when you take away the ending.

Circle the three words that come from the root word help.

These words are in the story. Write the root word for each one.

cracked →
mixes →
standing →
looked →

Read paragraph 4. Which word has the root word fold?

A. foodB. foldedC. forkD. cold

Sort the words by their ending.

Use root words and endings to finish each question.

Match each root word to a word that comes from it.

Which word tells about something that already happened?

A. mixesB. mixingC. mixedD. mix

Use the word bank. Write the word that fits each sentence.

Yesterday, Papa the pan.
Now Ines is at her plate.
Papa the dishes every night.

Add the ending to the root word. Write the new word.

help + ing =
pour + ed =
fold + s =