More suffixes and silent letters
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of spelling rules associated with -ed and -ing suffixes learnt in the Year 3 unit 'Writing -ed and -ing suffixes'. Here, pupils learn new spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less, as well as the spelling of words with silent letters, applying new spellings in a sentence context. They review how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example by changing its word class or tense. This unit prepares pupils for further suffix work in the Year 4 unit 'Year 4: Verb and adjective suffixes'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The primary grapheme phoneme correspondence (GPC) for all 40+ phonemes.
- The alternative representations of vowel sounds and consonants.
- The spelling of common exception words for Year 1 and Year 2 (English Appendix 1).
- The ability to divide words into syllables.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 2: Spelling 1'.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 2: Spelling 2'.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 2: Spelling 3'.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 3: Spelling 1'.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of spelling rules associated with -ed and -ing suffixes learnt in the Year 3 unit 'Writing -ed and -ing suffixes'. Here, pupils learn new spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less, as well as the spelling of words with silent letters, applying new spellings in a sentence context. They review how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example by changing its word class or tense. This unit prepares pupils for further suffix work in the Year 4 unit 'Year 4: Verb and adjective suffixes'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The primary grapheme phoneme correspondence (GPC) for all 40+ phonemes.
- The alternative representations of vowel sounds and consonants.
- The spelling of common exception words for Year 1 and Year 2 (English Appendix 1).
- The ability to divide words into syllables.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 2: Spelling 1'.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 2: Spelling 2'.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 2: Spelling 3'.
- The knowledge outlined in the unit 'Year 3: Spelling 1'.
Spelling
More suffixes and silent letters
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less, as well as the spelling of words with silent letters. Pupils will learn how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class or tense.
12 lessons in unit
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