a naming word for people, places or things

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

Spelling words with the suffix -al

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 words to the word class. The suffixes will help you!

Which of these root words will 'remove ‘e’,  then add the suffix, when -al is added?

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She plays for the **nashnul** football team.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Going to the museum is an excellent **culchurul** experience.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Every time I turnaround, my pen seems to **dissapeer**!'

Select all the words containing the suffix -al.

Match each word to the representation of the 'l' sound it contains.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Use a **capitle** letter at the start of a sentence.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I like the **natchrul** beauty of the countryside.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Is it **posibul** to swap seats with you?'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This question is very **dificlt**.'

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