Starter quiz
- Choose the correct spelling and representation of the word in bold in the following sentence: They heard a byootifull song.
- beautifull
- beautiful ✓
- beutiful
- beatifull
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- Select the two words that contain the suffix '-ful'.
- cheerful ✓
- slowly
- fearful ✓
- cheerless
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- Match the words with their word roots.
- slowly⇔slower ✓
- fearless⇔fear ✓
- played⇔playing ✓
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He was very chearfull.
- cheerfull
- chearful
- cheerful ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He was a very hellpfull teacher.
- helpfull
- helpful ✓
- hepful
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- Which word class are words ending in the suffix '-ful' usually?
- verbs
- adjectives ✓
- nouns
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Exit quiz
- What is a suffix?
- a letter or group of letters at the start of a word which creates another word
- a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word ✓
- a type of verb
- a type of adjective
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- Select the words that contain the suffix '-less'.
- fearless ✓
- slowly
- lesson
- hairless ✓
- harmful
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- Match the words with their word roots.
- hairy⇔hairless ✓
- harmful⇔harmless ✓
- fearful⇔fearless ✓
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: The spider was harmles.
- harnles
- harmless ✓
- harmles
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: The day seemed endles.
- 'endless' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: It was a strange hareles cat.
- 'hairless' ✓
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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.
Common misconception
Pupils may think the suffix only has one 's', like the suffix -ful, which only has one 'l'.
Draw a direct comparison: '-less' is how we would expect it to be spelt, whereas '-ful' is surprising and only has one 'l'.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
Adjective - describes a noun
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
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