Starter quiz
- Choose the correct spelling and representation of the word in bold in the following sentence: I spent the hoal day reading.
- hole
- whole ✓
- hoal
- howel
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- Select the words that contain the suffix '-ly'.
- loudly ✓
- fastest
- happily ✓
- quicker
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- If the root word has more than one syllable and ends in a consonant plus 'y', then the ‘y’ is replaced by ‘i’ before the suffix '-ly'. Select the root words that end in a consonant plus 'y'.
- funny ✓
- slow
- lazy ✓
- sad
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: She ate the pizza hapylee.
- happylee
- hapilee
- happily ✓
- hapily
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: Please put on your coat kwiklee.
- quicklee
- quickly ✓
- kwickly
- kwicklee
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: "Stop!" he shouted angrilee.
- angryly
- angrily ✓
- angrylee
- angrilly
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Exit quiz
- Choose the correct spelling and representation of the word in bold in the following sentence: It was a byootifull day.
- beautifull
- beutiful
- baeutiful
- beatifull
- beautiful ✓
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- Select the words that contain the suffix '-ful'.
- joyful ✓
- happily
- beautiful ✓
- snowed
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- Match the words with the same word root.
- joy⇔joyful ✓
- beauty⇔beautiful ✓
- cheer⇔cheerful ✓
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He was often forgettfull.
- forgetfull
- forgetiful
- forgetful ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: She heard joyfull singing in the hall.
- 'joyful' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: Please be cairfull on the stairs.
- 'careful' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
- If the suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is usually added without any change to the root word.
- If a root word has more than one syllable and ends in a consonant + 'y', then 'y' is replaced by 'i' before the suffix.
- How to spell the common exception word: beautiful.
Common misconception
Children can think the suffix is spelt like the word 'full' with a double 'l'.
Explicitly discuss the difference in spelling, and provide opportunities to look at words and identify those with the suffix in them.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Adjective - describes a noun
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
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