Starter quiz
- Which of these words contain the sound 'ure'?
- pure ✓
- her
- sure ✓
- term
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- Select the nouns from this sentence: 'I looked at the large picture on the wall.'
- looked
- at
- large
- picture ✓
- wall ✓
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- Match these words to the suffix they contain.
- closed⇔-ed ✓
- closing⇔-ing ✓
- closely⇔-ly ✓
- Select all the words containing the suffix -er.
- green
- richer ✓
- term
- watcher ✓
- perm
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- What tense is this sentence in? 'The cat caught the mouse.'
- past ✓
- present
- future
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- What tense is this sentence in? 'The cat is trying to catch the mouse.'
- past
- present ✓
- future
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Exit quiz
- Match the words to their endings.
- pleasure⇔-sure ✓
- future⇔-ture ✓
- richer⇔-cher ✓
- Match the words to their endings.
- watcher⇔-tcher ✓
- measure⇔-sure ✓
- picture⇔-ture ✓
- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in this sentence: 'Help me to meshuh with this ruler.'
- mesure
- measure ✓
- meassure
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in this sentence: 'I love to read adventchuh books.'
- advenchuh
- adventure ✓
- adventchure
- aventure
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'The pirate found the treshuh by using the map.'
- 'treasure' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'The pikchuh on the wall is very beautiful.'
- 'picture' ✓
Worksheet
Presentation
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The pronounciation of a word helps to identify if it is spelt with -sure or -ture.
- The -ture ending to a word can be confused with a root word ending in '(t)ch+er', such as 'teacher' or 'richer'.
- How to spell the curriculum word: caught.
Common misconception
The ending -ture can be easily mixed up with (t)cher.
Help pupils to spot words with a root ending in 'ch' or 'tch' with the suffix -er.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
Pronunciation - the way in which a word is spoken
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