a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

Spelling words with the suffix -able

English

Using the suffix -ed to make the past tense

Using the suffix "-ing" to make the present and past tenses

Making plurals using the suffixes -s and -ies

Making plurals using the suffix -es and -ves

Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ate and -en

Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ify and -ise

Turning adjectives into nouns using the suffixes -ity and -ness

Spelling words with the suffixes -ary and -ery

Creating adjectives using the suffixes -al and -ic

Creating adjectives using the suffixes -ful and -less

Using the suffix -tion to represent /shun/

Using the suffixes -cian, -sion and -ssion to represent /shun/

Spelling words with the suffix -ible

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

In ‘Suffixes, etymology and homphones’, pupils learnt how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words. In this unit, pupils learn the grammar and spelling conventions associated with verb, adjective and noun suffixes.

In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain verb, adjective and noun suffixes like -ing, -ed, -s, -ies, -es, -ves, -ate, -en, -ify and -less. Pupils review and learn more examples of how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word.

Verb, adjective and noun suffixes

usually have a root word you can recognise.

Select the true statements to complete this sentence. Words using the -able suffix ...

Match the root words to the words ending in -able.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This toy is a **reesnible** price.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The weather is **chanjible** today.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You have proved yourself to be very **relyible**.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The dove is a **cymbal** of peace.'

What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This cat is **adorable**.'

What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The kitten purred **adorably**.'

Match the words ending in -able to their root word.

Keep the ‘e’ and just add the suffix.

What happens when the suffix -al is added to the root word 'nature'?

What happens when the suffix -al is added to the root word 'person'?

Identify the words with a 'soft g' sound.

Starter Quiz

What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This cat is adorable.'