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

a naming word for a person, place or thing

a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen

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

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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

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 -able

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

The words 'happiness', 'curiosity' and 'simplicity' are what type of noun?

Match the root word to the noun formed with the suffix -ity or -ness.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I love virtual **reyalytee**.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I was put off by their **hostillitee**.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Your **jenrositee** is overwhelming.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Please check the **stubillitee** of the equipment before I climb on it.'

Match the word to the suffix it contains.

Select the adjective from the following sentence: 'The happy child skipped home.'

Select the adjective from the following sentence: 'The cold ice stung my skin.'

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

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