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

a vowel sound that sounds short when spoken like "a" in "cat" or the "o" sound in "hot"

a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate

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

Doubling the consonant with suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y

English

Spelling 'tion'

Applying the 'tion' spelling

Using and spelling suffixes: -ly

Using and spelling suffixes: -ful

Using and spelling suffixes: -less

Using and spelling suffixes: -ment and -ness

Adding '-es' to nouns ending in 'y'

Adding '-es' to verbs ending in 'y'

Using and spelling suffixes: -ing

Using and spelling suffixes: -ed

Using and spelling suffixes: -er

Using and spelling suffixes: -est

Using and spelling the prefix un-

Spelling compound words

Spelling words with contracted forms

Spelling words with the apostrophe for singular possession

Spelling words using the apostrophe for possession or contraction

In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with common suffixes.  In 'Writing -ed and -ing suffixes', pupils broaden and apply their knowledge of spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes: -ed, -ing, -s and -es.

In ‘Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones’, pupils learnt GPCs for for consonants with a focus on application in spelling. In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with common suffixes.

In this unit, pupils learn certain spelling rules associated with suffixes. Pupils will learn how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example by changing its word class or tense.

Suffixes

What are the missing words? A suffix is a letter or group of letters __________ of a word which creates another word.

Which of these words have a short vowel sound in them?

Match the word to the suffix it contains.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. She**tapd** on the window.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. He told a **funee** joke.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I love to go **runing**.

Match the words to the rule that applies when the suffix -est is added.

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. It was the **funyest** joke she had ever heard.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. She was the **bravist** after her friend arrived.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. It was the **hotist** day ever recorded in England.

Starter Quiz

Select the suffixes.