Starter quiz
- What word class is the word scenic in the following sentence? The road up the mountain was particularly scenic.
- noun
- adjective ✓
- verb
- adverb
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- When the word 'base' becomes 'basic' what rule is applied?
- Just add -ic.
- Remove the 'e', add -ic. ✓
- Remove the 'y', add -ic.
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- When the word 'acid' becomes 'acidic' what rule is applied?
- Just add -ic. ✓
- Remove the 'e', add -ic.
- Remove the 'y', add -ic.
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- When the word 'terrify' becomes 'terrific' what rule is applied?
- Just add -ic.
- Remove the 'e', add -ic.
- Remove the 'y', add -ic. ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. Write a sentuns about your holiday.
- sentens
- sentense
- sentence ✓
- sentince
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. I like to experament with different colours.
- experement
- experiment ✓
- experimint
- experemint
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Exit quiz
- When the word 'magnet' becomes 'magnetic' what rule is applied?
- Just add -ic. ✓
- Remove the 'e', add -ic.
- Remove the 'y', add -ic.
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- When the word 'irony' becomes 'ironic' what rule is applied?
- Just add -ic.
- Remove the 'e', add -ic.
- Remove the 'y', add -ic. ✓
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- When the word 'scene' becomes 'scenic' what rule is applied?
- Just add -ic.
- Remove the 'e', add -ic. ✓
- Remove the 'y', add -ic.
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- Match the words to the rules that apply when the suffix -ic is added.
- economy - economic⇔Remove the 'y', add -ic. ✓
- organ - organic⇔Just add -ic. ✓
- athlete - athletic⇔Remove the 'e', add -ic. ✓
- Tick the sentences where the word in bold are spelt correctly.
- The team had won their recent match. ✓
- The team had won their resent match.
- Put the cherry in the senter of the cake.
- Put the cherry in the centre of the cake. ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I was given my brothers old bisickle to ride.
- 'bicycle' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The suffix -ic often turns nouns into adjectives.
- When the root word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add the suffix -ic.
- When the root word ends in 'y', remove the 'y' and add the suffix -ic.
- When the root word does not end in 'e' or 'y', just add the suffix -ic.
- How to spell the curriculum words: bicycle, centre and recent.
Common misconception
Children may not be able to spell the root word or stem.
Ensure to focus on all the difficult elements of the words presented, not only the -ic ending that demonstrates the spelling rule.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
Adjective - describes a noun
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
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