Adding the suffix -ed to verbs

English

In this unit, pupils learn verb and adjective suffixes.  In 'Noun and adjective suffixes', pupils learn the grammar and spelling conventions associated with noun and adjective suffixes.

In ‘Prefixes, homonyms and homophones' pupils learnt spelling and grammar conventions used with prefixes meaning 'not’ and the spelling of homophones and homonyms. In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with verb and adjective suffixes.

In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain verb and adjective suffixes, like -ate, -en, -ify, -ise and -ous. Pupils will review and learn more examples of how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class or tense.

Verb and adjective suffixes

not conforming to a regular or predictable pattern

Spelling further words with the suffix -ed

Adding the suffix -ing to verbs

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

Spelling further words with the suffix -ing

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

a naming word for people, places or things

Adding the suffix -ate to words

Adding the suffix -en to words

Adding the suffix -ify to words

Adding the suffix -ise to words

a naming word for a person, place or thing

Verb and adjective suffixes

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.