a naming word for a person, place or thing.

a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen

the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

Creating nouns with the suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness

English

In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with noun and adjective suffixes.  In 'Suffixes, etymology and homophones', pupils learn how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words.

In ‘Verb and adjective suffixes’, pupils learnt the grammar and spelling conventions associated with noun and adjective suffixes. In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with noun and adjective suffixes.

In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain noun and adjective suffixes like -ity, -ness, -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian, -cial and -tial. Pupils review how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, in most cases by changing its word class.

Noun and adjective suffixes

Match the word to the suffix it contains.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence.   Please **diskribe** what your character looks like.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence.   Do you come here **offin**?

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: The **darknes** engulfed them.

Select the adjective from this sentence.  The happy child ran home.

Select the adjective from this sentence.  The cold ice hurt my skin.

Starter Quiz