Starter quiz
- Select the adjective in the following sentence: 'The brown dog ate the food.'
- brown ✓
- dog
- ate
- food
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- Select the adjectives in the following sentence: 'The sky is cloudy and dark.'
- sky
- is
- cloudy ✓
- dark ✓
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- Match the word to the suffix it contains.
- running⇔-ing ✓
- fastest⇔-est ✓
- greener⇔-er ✓
- What happens when the suffix -ed is added to 'smile'?
- Just add -ed.
- Remove the 'e', add -ed. ✓
- Remove the 'y', add -ed.
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- What happens when the suffix -ing is added to 'run'?
- Just add -ing.
- Remove the 'e', add -ing.
- Keep the 'y', add -ing.
- Double the consonant, add -ing. ✓
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- Select the words with a short vowel sound.
- mood
- sun ✓
- cheek
- slip ✓
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Exit quiz
- What rule is used when 'thirst' becomes 'thirsty'?
- Just add -y. ✓
- Remove the ‘e’, add -y.
- Double the consonant, add -y.
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- What rule is used when 'noise' becomes 'noisy'?
- Just add -y.
- Remove the ‘e’, add -y. ✓
- Double the consonant, add -y.
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- What rule is used when 'chat' becomes 'chatty'?
- Just add -y.
- Remove the ‘e’, add -y.
- Double the consonant, add -y. ✓
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- Match each word to the rule that applies when adding the suffix -y to it.
- wind - windy⇔Just add -y. ✓
- shine - shiny⇔Remove the ‘e’, add -y. ✓
- fun - funny⇔Double the consonant, add -y. ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The child was quite cheacky that day.'
- 'cheeky' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'What time will you urive home?'
- 'arrive' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- -y is a suffix that can be used to change some nouns into adjectives.
- For some root words you can just add the suffix "-y".
- For root words ending in 'e', you remove the 'e' and just add -y.
- For root words with a short vowel sound, you double the consonant and add -y.
- How to spell the curriculum word: arrive.
Common misconception
Pupils keep the 'e' when adding -y to words ending in 'e', writing 'slimey' or 'stoney'.
Focus on the rule, remove the 'e' and add -y, and make links to other suffixes that use the same pattern.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - describes a noun
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
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
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