PRESENT SIMPLE SPELLING RULES Some verbs have present simple spelling changes with ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’ I Write the he/ she/ it form of the verbs in the box in the correct columns carry enjoy hurry wash watch say fly destroy marry pay go stay relax try + -s _ _ _ _ _ + -es _ _ _ _ y -ies II Underline the correct verbs in the sentences Sarah studys/studies German at school sea 11 The plane flies/flys low over the Mary visites/visits us twice a week every day 12 Kate washess/washes her hair I hope my elder brother passes /pasies the exam every Sunday 13 My mother bakes/ bakess cakes Dad always teaches/teacheis me new things the year 14 John lives/livs in the city most of I don’t/doesn’t live in the city o’clock Sam often plaies/plays tennis the Earth 15 He goes/gos to school at eight 16 The Sun doesn’t/dosn’t go round Jeremy carries/carrys my bag every evening 17 Peter watchies/watches TV Ned takes/takies care of his mother 18 Nick never crys/cries Write the verbs in the present simple III Mark always does/dos his homework 19 He buies/buys a cup of coffee every morning Mrs Green _ (hurry) to work every morning She (teach) Literature at the college in Bath Mr Green often _ (go) with20 her and _ (carry) her 10 Anna enjoyes/enjoys going swimming My sisters study/studies hard bag She always has a big bag full of books and her husband (worry) about her at school back From time to time Mrs Green (go) to London for a few days for her work Her mother (stay) with her daughter’s family, as the Greens have three children Their grandmother _ (make) their food, _ (wash) their clothes and 10 _ (tidy) the house She also 11 (play) with her grandchildren or 12 _ (watch) TV with them Mrs Green isn’t happy in London She 13 _ (enjoy) her work but she 14 (say) she 15 _ (miss) her family a lot