letters or groups of letters at the end of a 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

Word endings: -sure and -ture

English

Suffixes: -ed and -ing

Suffixes: -y and -ly

Suffixes: -ful and -less

Suffixes: -er and -est

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

Match the root word with the appropriate suffix.

first join - baseline to the x-height line

second join - baseline to the ascender line

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

fourth join - x-height line to the ascender line

Which join is being used to join the letter a to the letter r?

Select the letters which would join with the second join from the baseline to the ascender line.

Select the letters which would join with the third join. From the x-height line to the x-height line.

Starter Quiz