Investigating the letter string ‘fer’ | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Select the suffixes.
- -ence ✓
- -ed ✓
- in-
- -ing ✓
- un-
Select all the words containing the suffix -ed.
- offered ✓
- head
- hopped ✓
- seed
- cried ✓
Match the words ending with the suffix -ed to their root words.
- play
  
  ⇔
  
  played ✓
- preferred
  
  ⇔
  
  prefer ✓
- stopped
  
  ⇔
  
  stop ✓
- smile
  
  ⇔
  
  smile ✓
- cried
  
  ⇔
  
  cry ✓
Match the root words to the corresponding verbs with the suffix -ing.
- bake
  
  ⇔
  
  baking ✓
- talk
  
  ⇔
  
  talking ✓
- hop
  
  ⇔
  
  hopping ✓
- cry
  
  ⇔
  
  crying ✓
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Last week, I went swiming.'
- swiming
- swimming ✓
- swimin
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I am carefully controwling the kite.'
- controling
- controlin
- controllign
- controlling ✓

Which word or words below have 'fer' in a stressed syllable?
- preference
- suffering
- transferring ✓
Which word or words below have 'fer' in a stressed syllable?
- referred ✓
- reference
- offer
Select the correct spelling of the word.
- offring
- offering ✓
- offerring
Select the correct spelling of the word.
- transferd
- transfered
- transferred ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You need a refrance to get a job.'
- 'reference' ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I would like a difrant pen.'
- 'different' ✓

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When adding suffixes to words ending ‘fer’, the ‘r’ is doubled if the 'fer' is still stressed when the ending is added.
The ‘r’ is not doubled if the ‘fer’ is no longer stressed.
We can use word maps to link related words and identify connections in the meaning and spelling of words.
How to spell the curriculum words: sincere and sincerely.

Children may find it very difficult to identify when 'fer' is stressed or unstressed.

Model saying the words with 'fer' aloud and stressing the appropriate syllable. Ask pupils to copy you.

Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Letter string - a sequence of letters that appears in several words
Stressed sound - an emphasised sound