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 -able suffix

English

In this unit, pupils focus on spellings of key letters strings, words of French and Greek origin and curriculum words. In ‘Review and revision of all taught spelling’, pupils revise the full range of spelling content learnt across KS2. 

In ‘Homophones and tense', pupils learnt a range of spelling patterns and conventions, with a focus on homophones and suffixes. In this unit, pupils focus on spellings of key letters strings, words of French and Greek origin and curriculum words. 

Letter strings, etymology and curriculum words

usually have a root word you can recognise.

Select the true statements that complete the following 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 **reasonible** 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.

Identify the words with a 'soft g' sound.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Spelling words with the -able suffix

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.