ING Spelling exceptionsOnline version This activity will help you identify ING spelling exceptions. Click on a verb and identify the rule that corresponds to its group and find the other 2 members. by Miriam Diaz 1 consonant + vowel + consonant we double the last consonant and add ING 2 verb finished in IE change it to YING. 3 Stressed vowel ending + R, we double the final R and add ING. 4 If the verb ends in an E we remove the E and add ING. stopping swimming planning liying diying tiying referring preferring deferring living making taking