Doubling the consonant with suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell words by doubling the consonant with suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y.
Key learning points
- A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
- If the root word has a short vowel and a single consonant, the consonant letter is doubled when the suffix is added.
- The letter 'x' is never doubled, such as words like mixing, mixed or boxer.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Short vowel - a vowel sound that sounds short when spoken like "a" in "cat" or the "o" sound in "hot"
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Common misconception
Pupils often miss the double letters in the middle of words that have a suffix.
Drawing attention to the patterns of how words are spelt when suffixes are added will help them to remember the double letter.
Teacher tip
Practise the phonic techniques of stretching words to separate the phonemes in order to help identify if a word has a short vowel in it.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the suffixes.
Q2.Match the words to the rule that applies when the suffix -est is added.
Just add -est.
Remove the ‘y’ and add -iest.
Remove the ‘e’ and add -est.
Double the consonant and add -est.
Q3.Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
2
4
5
Q4.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. It was the funyest joke she had ever heard.
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. She was the bravist after her friend arrived.
Q6.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. It was the hotist day ever recorded in England.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are the missing words? A suffix is a letter or group of letters __________ of a word which creates another word.
Q2.Which of these words have a short vowel sound in them?
Q3.Match the word to the suffix it contains.
-ing
-ed
-er
-y
Q4.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Shetapd on the window.
Q5.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. He told a funee joke.
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I love to go runing.
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