Starter quiz
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: I go to scool on weekdays.
- skool
- school ✓
- scool
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- How many syllables are in the word 'cleaning'?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
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- Select the verbs.
- play ✓
- school
- jump ✓
- playground
- brown
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He carys his little sister when she is upset.
- carrys
- carries ✓
- carryes
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: His little brother crys when he is upset.
- cryes
- crise
- cries ✓
- crys
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: His big brother studys hard for his exams every night.
- studees
- studies ✓
- studyes
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Exit quiz
- Select the suffixes.
- -ing ✓
- un-
- -ful ✓
- pre-
- -ly ✓
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- Select all the words containing the suffix -ing.
- running ✓
- smiled
- smiling ✓
- slowly
- eating ✓
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- What happens when the suffix -ing is added to a root word ending in 'y'?
- Remove the 'y' and replace with an 'i', then add -ing.
- Keep the 'y' and add -ing. ✓
- Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: Listen when the teacher is speekin.
- 'speaking' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He was smighling at his friend.
- 'smiling' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He is scared of flighin in a plane.
- 'flying' ✓
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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.
- Adding '-ing' creates an extra syllable to the word.
- If the root word ends in a consonant + 'e', the 'e' is removed before the suffix is added.
- If the root word has a short vowel and ends in a consonant, the consonant is doubled before the suffix is added.
Common misconception
Children may think the 'y' should be replaced with an 'i' when the suffix is added.
Show that we end up with two 'i's in a row if this happens: fly becoming fliing, so we keep the 'y'. Regularly repeat the rules as chants.
Keywords
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes.
Syllable - a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound
Suffix - a group of letters added to the end of a root word
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
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