Spelling words including the suffix -al | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the word to its definition.
- verb
  
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  doing, being or having word ✓
- adjective
  
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  describes a noun ✓
- noun
  
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  a naming word for a person, place or thing ✓
- adverb
  
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  a word that describes or gives more information about a verb ✓
- suffix
  
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  a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word ✓
Match the word to the representation of the 'l' sound it contains.
- bulk
  
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  l ✓
- full
  
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  ll ✓
- stable
  
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  le ✓
- camel
  
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  el ✓
- pencil
  
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  il ✓
- medal
  
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  al ✓
Select all the words containing the suffix -al.
- national ✓
- also
- call
- natural ✓
- table
What word class is 'global' in this sentence? A global citizen cares about making the world better.
- noun
- verb
- adjective ✓
- adverb
What word class is 'personal' in this sentence? The personal message helped me to feel at ease.
- noun
- verb
- adjective ✓
- adverb
Match the word to its definition.
- globe
  
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  a spherical ball with a map of the earth on it ✓
- global
  
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  having to do with the whole earth ✓
- season
  
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  a time of the year with specific conditions ✓
- seasonal
  
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  related to a specific season ✓

Match the words to the word class. The suffixes will help you!
- natural
  
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  adjective ✓
- education
  
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  noun ✓
- flatten
  
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  verb ✓
What is the root word of 'seasonal'?
- son
- al
- sea
- season ✓
Which of these root words will 'remove ‘e’, then add the suffix, when -al is added?
- culture ✓
- profession
- arrive ✓
- nation
- globe ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She plays for the nashnul football team.'
- 'national' ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Going to the museum is an excellent culchurul experience.'
- 'cultural' ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. London is the capitle city of England.
- 'capital' ✓

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The suffix -al is the second most common spelling for the 'l' sound.
If the root word makes sense by itself, it is often likely to have the suffix -al.
The suffix -al often turns nouns into adjectives and often follows the letters 'on' and 'ic'.
When the root word ends in ‘e’, remove the ‘e’ and add the suffix.
How to spell the curriculum words: correspond and persuade.

Pupils can mix up the representations of 'l' and forget the representations which are most likely.

Frame any new learning on -al in the context of prior knowledge around representations of 'l', highlighting the most common representations.

Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - describes a noun