Read each sentence aloud slowly, twice. Ask your child to write what they hear.
The excited dog started chasing the bouncing ball across the garden.
She smiled and waved as the bus pulled away from the crowded street.
He was planning a surprised party but ended up giving the secret away.
The shivering children wrapped their blankets tighter and stopped complaining.
We noticed a fox trotting through the misty field and grabbed our binoculars.
The teacher praised the students for trying their best and never giving up.
My brother has been practising the drums and has already improved so much.
They were hiking along the cliffside when it suddenly started raining.
Answer Key
excited, started, chasing, bouncing
smiled, waved, pulled, crowded
planning, surprised, ended, giving
shivering, wrapped, stopped, complaining
noticed, trotting, misty, grabbed
praised, trying, giving
practising, improved
hiking, started, raining
Teaching tip: Before the dictation, remind your child of the three key rules — drop the silent e before adding -ing or -ed (smile → smiled), double the final consonant after a short vowel (grab → grabbed), and simply add the ending if the word ends in two consonants or a vowel pair (start → started).
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