Suffixes: -ed and -ing | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Order the tramlines from top to bottom.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  ascender line
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  x-height line
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  baseline
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  descender line
Cursive handwriting involves...
- forming each letter in a word seperately.
- joining letters together within a word. ✓
- joining all of the letters in a sentence together.
How many cursive letter joins are there?
- '4' ✓
Select the correct formation of the first join.
Select the correct formations of the second join.
Match the description of the join with the correct number.
- first join
  
  ⇔
  
  from the baseline to the x-height line ✓
- second join
  
  ⇔
  
  from the baseline to the ascender line ✓

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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.
The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.
The pencil does not lift when forming the join, only after to add the cross to a t or a dot to an i or a j.
There are four cursive joins.
The join used depends on which letter is joining to which letter within a letter string.

Common misconception

Children may want to take their pencil off before forming the suffix as they see it as separate to the root word.

Encourage children by modelling and emphasising that the pencil only comes off the page once the letter string is complete. Getting them to identify the last letter before starting can help to remind them of this.

Keywords

Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
Join - how the letters are connected together
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Lead in - the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter