a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word

a group of letters that are written together in a word

the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter

the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter

Suffixes: -ful and -less

English

Suffixes: -ed and -ing

Suffixes: -y and -ly

Suffixes: -er and -est

Word endings: -sure and -ture

Prefixes: un-, non-, mis- and dis-

In this unit, pupils  apply their knowledge and skills through a focus on suffixes, prefixes and other word endings. In 'Building Fluency in silent letters, homophones, and common exception words', pupils practise their handwriting with a focus on increasing legibility, consistency and quality. 

In 'The four joins', pupils built on their joined up handwriting skills, focusing on the formation of the four joins, size and orientation.  In this unit, pupils  apply their knowledge and skills through a focus on suffixes, prefixes and other word endings. 

In this unit, pupils apply their handwriting skills to writing words with prefixes, suffixes and other word endings.They identify which of the four joins are used within a letter string and focus on using consistent joins, pencil lifts and lead ins and lead outs in each letter string.

Letter strings

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

How many cursive joins are there in cursive handwriting?

third join - x-height line to x-height line

fourth join - x-height line to ascender line

Match the letter string with the correct join used to connect the letters.

Which cursive letter join would be used to connect the letter a to the letter m?

Suffixes: -ful and -less

Lesson outcome

Content guidance