Study the word list: words ending in ing. Learn about the words: words ending in ing using Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check, spelling games, spelling tests and printable activities. Spelling -ing Words. We use verbs ending in -ing in continuous tenses and as gerunds. There are some spelling rules to follow when adding -ing to verbs. Words Ending in 'y' Words ending in 'y' are easy. You just add -ing to the end of the word.
Contents • • • • • • • • • Etymology and pronunciation [ ] The -ing ending, which is used to form both gerunds and present participles of verbs (i.e. In noun and adjective uses), derives from two different historical suffixes. The gerund (noun) use comes from -ing, which is from -ing, -ung (suffixes forming nouns from verbs). These in turn are from *-inga-, *-unga-, *-ingō, *-ungō, which derives from *-enkw.
This use of English -ing is thus with the -ing suffix of,, the, and with -ung. The -ing of Modern English in its (adjectival) use comes from Middle English -inge, -ynge, alterations of earlier -inde, -ende, -and, from the Old English present participle ending -ende. This is from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from the Proto-Indo-European *-nt.
This use of English -ing is cognate with Dutch and German -end, -ande, -ende, -ans, -ant-, -ον ( -on), and -ant. -inde, -ende, -and later merged with the noun and gerund suffix -ing. Its remnants, however, are still retained in a few verb-derived words such as,, and (in the sense of 'peasant, vassal'). The pronunciation of the ending -ing in modern English is 'as spelt', namely /ɪŋ/, with a consonant (the typical ng sound also found in words like thing and bang); some dialects, e.g. In Northern England, have /ɪŋg/ instead. However many use, at least some of the time and in some cases exclusively, an ordinary n sound instead (an consonant), with the ending pronounced as /ɪn/ or /ən/.