Unit 13 -ment suffix:
We add the suffix -ment to a verb to make a noun.
treat + ment > treatment
amaze + ment > amazement
move + ment > movement
enjoyment
attachment
judgement
punishment
replacement
agreement
development
government
employment
payment
attachment
basement
Weird word warning!
The word argue doesn't obey the rule. We have to drop the e before we add the suffix -ment.
argue > argu +ment > argument
Unit 12: -less suffix for Friday 6th:
sleepless
helpless
careless
hopeless
harmless
cheerless
thoughtless
pointless
toothless
restless
joyless
thankless
fearless
endless
homeless
Unit 10: Words ending in -al. For week ending 22nd November.
animal
capital
comical
crystal
equal
festival
formal
gradual
hospital
magical
medal
medical
metal
pedal
plural
royal
sandal
signal
tropical
vocal
Practise using read, write, cover and check.
Unit 9: Words ending -el. For Friday 15th November.
angel
camel
cancel
jewel
label
level
parcel
snorkel
squirrel
tinsel
towel
travel
vowel
Unit 8: Words ending in -le
Spellings for 8th November
Soundbox:
l
l
ll
le
Read, write and spell these words emphasising the l sound in each one
rattle simple
triangle middle
giggle table
purple bubble
jingle shuttle
tickle kettle
Unit 7: Adding the suffix -ness
Before we can add -ness to these words we have to swap the y for an i. Like this:
silly > silliness
cheeky > cheekiness
dizzy > dizziness
chatty > chattiness
bossiness
droopiness
fussiness
giddiness
happiness
jolliness
sloppiness
spiciness
stickiness
ugliness
What do we call a group of letters we add to the end of a root word to make a new word?
Yes that is a right. A suffix.
We can add the suffix -n-e-s-s, ness, to a root word to make a noun:
sad + ness makes the word sadness. Today we are going to look at adding the suffix -ness to words.
Let’s add -ness to some more words to make nouns.
root word | root word + suffix -ness |
sad | sadness |
late | lateness |
kind | kindness |
foolish | foolishness |
good | goodness |
Let's play My turn/Your turn to say the new words.
sadness
lateness
kindness
foolishness
goodness
Did you notice that we didn’t have to swap, double or drop any letters when we added the suffix -ness?
Here is the rule:
The suffix -ness is usually added straight on to a root word. There are no letters to swap, double or drop.
Turn to your partner to say the rule.
Here is a little tip to help you to spell these words.
When we say these words aloud we cannot really hear the e sound in
-ness. To help you to spell these words, say the suffix n-e-s-s, -ness, to rhyme with yes.
Everyone say ‘yes’!
This week we are going to look at words with the ee sound spelt -ey. Let’s look at the ee sound box.
e |
ee |
e-e |
ea |
e |
y |
ey |
Now let’s play My turn/Your turn to say all of the words with ee spelt
-ey. Repeat them after me.
After three: one, two, three... Go!
key money
donkey journey
chimney turkey
honey trolley
monkey alley
It is easy to make words ending in -ey into plurals. Just add the
suffix -s.
root word | root word + suffix -s |
key | keys |
monkey | monkeys |
trolley | trolleys |
Did you notice that I added the suffixes -e-r, er, and -e-s-t, est, to compare things again? My adjective was sad and then I changed it to sadder and then I changed it again to saddest.
I’m sure you have remembered that when we add -er or -est, we might need to change the root word.
Let’s say our suffix rhyme together:
Is there a letter I need to swap?
Is there a letter to double or drop?
Let’s find out.
If a word ends in a short vowel + a consonant, double the consonant before adding -er or -est.
Turn to your partner and say:
Double the consonant before adding -er or -est.
Go!
Let’s watch what happens to our adjectives when we follow the rule:
hot
hotter
hottest
big
bigger
biggest
fat
fatter
fattest
Here are some more words ending in a short vowel + a consonant.
Let’s double the consonant before adding -er or -est.
root word | double the consonant before adding |
thin | thinner thinnest |
sad | sadder saddest |
fit | fitter fittest |
slim | slimmer slimmest |
Hello everyone.
Did you notice that I added -e-r, er, and -e-s-t, est, to the adjective ‘early’?
When we compare two things we can add -er to adjectives:
I am tall, but you are taller.
You are quick, but he is quicker.
When we compare more than two things, we can add -est to adjectives:
I am tall, he is taller, but she is the tallest.
You are quick, she is quicker, but he is the quickest.
Of course you know that when we add -er or -est, we might need to change the root word.
Let’s say our suffix rhyme together:
Is there a letter I need to swap?
Is there a letter to double or drop?
Let's find out. For some adjectives we need to swap a letter before we add -er or -est.
This is what I mean:
If a word ends in y, swap the y for an i before adding -er or -est.
Turn to your partner and say:
Swap the y for an i before adding -er or -est.
Go!
Let’s watch what happens to our adjectives when we follow the rule:
jolly
jollier
jolliest
tricky
trickier
trickiest
silly
sillier
silliest
lucky
luckier
luckiest
Here are some more words ending in y.
Let’s swap the y for an i before adding -er or -est.
root word | swap y to i before adding -er or -est |
chilly | chillier chilliest |
tidy | tidier tidiest |
funny | funnier funniest |
scary | scarier scariest |
I hope that helps. Until next time – keep spelling!
Crackling craters! I am very busy today. Mind you, Mr Edwards is even busier and Mrs Brown is the busiest of us all!
Did you notice that I added -e-r, er, and -e-s-t, est, to the word ‘busy’?
When we compare two things we can add -er to adjectives:
I am cold but she is colder.
She is slow but he is slower.
When we compare more than two things, we can add -est to adjectives:
I am cold, he is colder, but she is the coldest.
She is slow, he is slower, but I am the slowest.
There are lots of root words that do not have to be changed before we add -er and -est:
tall hard
taller harder
tallest hardest
fast warm
faster warmer
fastest warmest
Sometimes when we add -er or -est, we might need to change the root word.
Let’s say our suffix rhyme together:
Is there a letter I need to swap?
Is there a letter to double or drop?
Let’s find out…
If a word ends in e we must drop the e before adding -er or -est.
Turn to your partner and say:
Drop the e before adding -er or -est.
Go!
Let’s watch what happens to our words when we follow the rule:
nice
nicer
nicest
fine
finer
finest
close
closer
closest
large
larger
largest
wise
wiser
wisest
Say the sounds in the r sound box.
r |
r |
rr |
wr |
Now say these words to your adult with r spelt wr. Let your adult day them say them first, then you say them.
wrap wrong
wreck wrist
wriggle wrote
wrinkle wrestle
write
Well done!
Do you know, some people pronounce the w and the r in these words! This is how the words would have been spoken hundreds of years ago:
wrap wrong wreck
wrist wriggle wrote
wrinkle wrestle
Ah, a homophone alert!
Remember that words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings are called homophones.
Homophone alert!
wrap/rap write/right
I have made up a sentence using the first pair of homophones. Here it is:
Wrap your coat around you and rap at the window
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