Starter quiz
- What rule is being used when the word 'sip' becomes 'sipped' when adding the suffix -ed?
- Just add -ed.
- Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
- Double the consonant and add -ed. ✓
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- What rule is being used when the word 'fry' becomes 'fried' when adding the suffix -ed?
- Just add -ed.
- Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied. ✓
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
- Double the consonant and add -ed.
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- Match the verbs to the rule they use when the suffix -ed is added.
- call - called⇔Just add -ed. ✓
- fry - fried⇔Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied. ✓
- race - raced⇔Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed. ✓
- jog - jogged⇔Double the consonant and add -ed. ✓
- Select all the words containing the suffix -ing.
- sing
- playing ✓
- played
- swimming ✓
- string
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'He slist the fruit for breakfast.'
- slised
- sliced ✓
- slist
- sliceed
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'He arskt a question.'
- arsked
- asked ✓
- askt
- askeed
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Exit quiz
- What tense is the following sentence in? 'The teacher is talking.'
- past
- present ✓
- future
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- When do we 'just add -ing' when using the suffix -ing?
- when the root word ends in 'e'
- when the root word ends in two consonant letters ✓
- when the root word is a single syllable with a short vowel
- when the root word ends in 'ie'
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- When do we 'remove the 'e', then add -ing' when using the suffix -ing?
- when the root word ends in 'e' ✓
- when the root word ends in two consonant letters
- when the root word is a single syllable with a short vowel
- when the root word ends in 'ie'
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'He is jumpign up and down.'
- jumpig
- jumpeing
- jumping ✓
- jumbing
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'Mum was smyling as she read her book.'
- smilling
- smieling
- smilin
- smiling ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'They are walking thru the forest.'
- 'through' ✓
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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.
- Adding "-ing" creates an extra syllable to the word.
- If the root word ends in the consonant "e", the "e" is removed before the suffix is added.
- How to spell the curriculum word: through.
Common misconception
Pupils often assume words ending in the suffix -ing indicate the present tense.
Refer to the Year 3 grammar lesson on 'being' verbs and give plenty of examples to show the verbs in both past tense and present tense.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
Present tense - tells the reader the action is happening now
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Verb - a doing or being word
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
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