Adding the suffix -ed to verbs

English

Spelling further words with the suffix -ed

Adding the suffix -ing to verbs

Spelling further words with the suffix -ing

Adding the suffix -ate to words

Adding the suffix -en to words

Adding the suffix -ify to words

Adding the suffix -ise to words

Using the suffix -ous

Adding the suffix -ous to words

Spelling words with the suffix -ous, including -ious and -eous

Using and applying all the rules for the suffix -ous

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

What rule is being used when the word 'slip' becomes 'slipped' when adding the suffix -ed?

What rule is being used when the word 'try' becomes 'tried' when adding the suffix -ed?

What rule is being used when the word 'smile' becomes 'smiled' when adding the suffix -ed?

Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ed is added.

Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: Draw a **surcal** shape for the head.

Select all the words containing the suffix -ed.

Match the words ending with the suffix -ed to their root words.

Match the present tense verbs with their past tense verbs.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Adding the suffix -ed to verbs

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.