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Hello and welcome to today's spelling lesson.

I'm Mr. Moss.

I love spellings and I'm really looking forward to teaching you.

With you today, you need to bring your looking eyes, your listening ears, and your thinking brains.

As well as that, something to write with and write on and someone or something to talk to would be brilliant as well.

Okay, let's get right into today's spelling lesson then.

In today's lesson, we're going to be using the suffix -ity.

The outcome for the lesson is I can spell words using the suffix -ity.

Here are the keywords for today's learning.

My turn.

Your turn.

Make sure I can hear you saying these back to me.

Suffix, root word, noun, abstract noun.

Brilliant.

So let's have a chat about what these words mean then.

A suffix is a letter or group of letters that be added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

And today we're adding the -ity suffix.

We're gonna be adding that -ity suffix onto root words, which are the base words from which other words are formed by adding those prefixes or suffixes.

A noun is a naming word for a person, a place, or a thing.

And an abstract noun is a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen.

So today we are going to be taking the suffix -ity and adding it onto root words.

That suffix will change the word class of those root words into nouns.

And in particular, it will often change them into abstract nouns.

Those nouns are the names of ideas or qualities that we cannot physically see or touch.

So here's the outline for today's lesson.

We're gonna be using that -ity suffix.

In the first part of the lesson, we'll be looking at using that.

Then we're gonna have a go at spelling some words using that -ity suffix and see what happens when we add that suffix onto some root words.

And finally, we'll have a go at spelling some curriculum words and do some spelling practise.

Let's get on with using that -ity suffix then.

Remember that a suffix is a letter or group of letters that we add to the end of a word that creates another word.

Unlike prefixes, suffixes often change a word's tense or word class, changing it from say being a verb to a noun or from being an adjective to a verb.

Here we have the root word kind.

I add my -ness suffix, it becomes kindness.

Here we have the root word joy.

I add my -ful suffix to create the word joyful.

In both these instances, the root word hasn't changed its spelling, but it has created a new word with a new meaning.

And in some instances, a new word class.

Here we have the root word deep.

Deep is an adjective.

If I add the -en suffix, I create the word deepen, which is a verb, changing its word class.

There are lots of different types of suffix.

Here we can see the -ness suffix, the -en suffix and the -ful suffix.

Remember today we're concentrating on the -ity suffix.

Different suffixes create words within the different word classes.

Interestingly as well, different suffixes and root words will then change dependent upon the suffix and the root word.

We may have to remove some letters from that root word and add some more before adding the suffix, or it might stay the same.

So abstract nouns, which is what we are going to be creating today, are a type of thing.

They have no physical form.

They can be created by using the suffixes -ness, -ity and -tion or -tion.

And we're gonna concentrate today on creating some abstract nouns using that -ity suffix.

Happiness is an example of an abstract noun with that -ness suffix.

Curiosity with our -ity suffix is an example of an abstract noun.

I can be curious about something.

If I show curiosity, it is a abstract noun.

Celebration is also an abstract noun with that -tion, -tion.

And finally, simplicity is also an abstract noun.

They are the names of ideas, qualities or states that cannot be seen or touched.

So the -ity suffix creates nouns and we know specifically it can create abstract nouns.

Do not touch the electric cable! There's no -ity suffix here.

But if we look at the word in purple, electric, it is an adjective which is being used to describe the cable.

Remember, an adjective describes a noun.

It tells you what it's like.

If we take that root word electric and add -ity to create electricity, it changes from being an adjective to a noun.

Electricity helps us but it can be dangerous too.

In this sentence, electricity with that -ity suffix is now a thing.

It's a noun, an abstract noun.

What word class are curious and curiosity here? Read the sentences.

Think about what will happen when we add our -ity suffix.

Pause the video and select which word class each word is.

Off you go.

Brilliant.

The curious cat put its head into the box.

The word curious here is describing the cat.

It is an adjective.

Curiosity though, curiosity killed the cat, is that abstract noun.

It's a thing, it's a quality.

It's an abstract noun.

Curiosity is the thing that killed the cat.

So for a little practise task here, I'd like you now to have a go at matching the root word to the related ending in the suffix -ity.

So we have here the root words active, curious, electric, equal and visible.

And then we have on the right-hand side here are new words that have been created by adding the suffix -ity, curiosity, electricity, equality, activity, and visibility.

I'd like you to match them to the root words and then show you those new abstract nouns that we've created.

Whilst doing this as well, I'd like you to think carefully about what has happened to the root word.

Have there been any changes? 'Cause this is something we'll be looking at in the next learning cycle.

So pause the video and match the root words now to the nouns that have been created by adding our -ity suffix.

Off you go.

Fantastic job, team.

Let's see how you've done then.

So active became activity.

Notice there how the E has been removed before I've added my -ity suffix.

Curious has become curiosity.

And again, within that adjective, curious, there's been a change before adding my -ity suffix.

I seem to have removed a letter.

Electric has become electricity.

There I just had to add my -ity.

But that C at the end there became a soft C.

It was no longer electric, it was electricity.

Equal has become equality.

Again, I just had to add my -ity.

And visible has become visibility.

Visibility there, you can see I've removed my E and then added my -ity.

Well done.

We could see that there was a link also in the meaning between the root word and our new abstract noun.

So onto our next learning cycle then.

We're going to be spelling words with the suffix -ity.

The suffix -ity follows some familiar spelling rules of many of the suffixes that I'm sure you know already.

The root word, if it ends in a consonant, we just have to add the suffix.

It's a very common rule when adding suffixes at the end of words.

It won't always be the case.

But in this instance, it is often the most common rule.

If our root word ends in a consonant, so a sound made by the blocking of the air by the teeth, tongue, lips or palate, we just have to add our suffix.

Humid here, which is an adjective, humidity, a noun.

If the root word ends in an E, we can remove the E and then add the suffix.

If we think about this, -ity, it already has a vowel in it, our suffix, doesn't it? So you want to remove that final vowel from our root word and then add our suffix.

So here we have active.

If you want to create the noun activity, I remove the E before adding -ity.

So it follows some common patterns here.

If the root word ends in a consonant, just add the suffix.

If the root word ends in an E, whoosh, remove that E and add your suffix.

So look here for me as a little check.

I'd like you to put the root words into the correct column to show what will happen when you add the -ity suffix.

Also have a go at spelling your new noun that you've created.

So if I take the word creative, I can look here.

Am I just gonna outta suffix or do I need to remove the E and then add a suffix? My root word that ends in an E, to create creativity, I think I might need to remove that before adding my -ity suffix.

So our root words are creative, equal, grave, sensitive, real and electric.

The pronunciation might also change a little bit of those root words when we add that -ity suffix.

So consider that carefully as well.

Pause the video and put these root words in the correct columns and have a go at spelling the new words with that -ity suffix, those nouns you're going to create.

Off you go.

Great job, team.

So let's see how you've done them.

Equal here became equality.

It ended in a consonant, so I just had to add -ity.

Real has become reality.

So it sounds a bit different there.

We didn't say reality, we say reality.

So be careful there with the pronunciation.

But again, it ended in a consonant.

So I just had to add -ity.

And we spoke about this briefly earlier.

Electric can become electricity.

It's changed word class there.

It's become an abstract noun and also the pronunciation of the C there is no longer hard, it's soft.

Creative, grave and sensitive all ended in an E.

So we had to remove the E before adding our suffix -ity.

Creativity.

Now, grave there became gravity.

And sensitive has become sensitivity.

There are also irregular words and those that follow unfamiliar or different patterns when adding the suffix -ity.

So we have our simple straightforward rules, but we also have irregular words here too.

Able becomes ability.

Stable becomes stability.

Visible becomes visibility.

Flexible becomes flexibility.

Do you notice something that's happening here? What do all of these root words end in? And what do you notice is being added? I'm very intrigued to see if you can spot it.

What do you notice then? What pattern can you spot here? Look carefully, able, ability, stable, stability, visible, visibility, flexible, flexibility.

Look carefully at the spelling of the root word.

And then our new noun.

What's changed? What's been added? What's been taken away? Have a think carefully.

Great.

Well, I can see here that these words all end in -ble, don't they? What we have to do here is lose the -le and then add -ility.

So our rule here is if they end in -ble, we remove the -le and add -ility.

Able becomes ability, stability, visibility, flexibility.

So it's a bility sound at the end there.

Look carefully at these words for me.

Curious becomes curiosity.

Another pattern's emerging here, a slightly irregular one.

Generous becomes generosity, an abstract noun.

Here we can see our -ous changes to -os before we add the suffix -ity, -ity.

Simple becomes simplicity.

So here I've had to remove my E and add -icit.

This pattern is incredibly irregular.

So watch out for this one.

Simple becomes simplicity, that noun, that abstract noun.

So think carefully about those irregular or strange rules that we've just looked at.

Choose the correct spelling of the highlighted words.

I need to read the sentences.

Think about the spelling of the root word perhaps, and think about which ones look right.

Have a go at reading the sentences and selecting the correct spellings now.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

So the reality of winning the game started to sink in.

So our noun there, reality, our abstract noun, reality.

Reality.

Well, it ends in just a consonant, doesn't it? An L, so I'm gonna add -ity, reality.

Our root word there is real.

Changes the way it's pronounced, becomes reality.

So our first one there was just adding the suffix.

This one here is changing the -ous to -os and then adding our suffix.

Have a look at the next one for me.

The activity on the beach was never ending.

Our noun there, activity, what's our root word there? It's active.

I know that that ends in an E.

So I need to remove the E and then add -ity.

Remove the E, then add the suffix.

And our final word here, ability, ability.

His ability to solve the puzzle amazed everyone.

Our root word here is able, isn't it? Well, what did we say here? If it ends in -le, we have to remove that E and then add, here remove the -le and then add our -ility, -ility, ability.

So we have our rules here.

Remember them when adding our -ity suffix to create nouns and in particular abstract nouns.

If you have a consonant, often just gonna add our suffix.

If we have that -ous, we change the -ous to -os and add our suffix.

And then if it ends in an E, we remove the E and add our suffix.

And finally, if it ends in an -le, we remove the -le and add -ility, -ility.

With that in mind then, I'd like us to have a look at these root words on the left-hand side and write and spell the new noun that we're creating by adding our -ity suffix.

Look carefully at the root words.

Consider the rules that we've looked at.

Think of any patterns and read the words and check once you've had a go at writing them.

Does your spelling match up with the way you think it sounds? So we have here generous, hostile, stable, and valid.

And we want to create the nouns generosity, hostility, stability and validity.

Pause the video, think about the rules.

Have a good at writing those words now.

Off you go.

Fantastic job, team.

Really good work.

I could see some brilliant application of those rules.

I could see children thinking, "Oh, that root word ends in that.

So I need to do this to the root word and then add my suffix to create my abstract noun." So the first one was generosity.

What's our rule here for ends in -ous? Whoosh, get rid of the -ous.

Change it for -os and then add it -ity, -ity.

Generosity.

Hostility, hostile here.

Now think about this one.

It's ending in an -le, isn't it? What do we say when our root word ended in -le? Whoosh, get rid of the -le and add -ility, -ility, hostility.

You can almost hear that one as well, -ility.

Stable as well.

Stable, -le.

We want to create the word stability, -ility, same again.

Get rid of the -le, add -ility.

And validity, just ending in a consonant.

Valid.

So I just need to add -ity, validity.

V-A-L-I-D, valid, -ity, -ity, validity.

How did you do here? What success have you had? Do you remember the rules? I'd like you to share your learning now and make any corrections.

Pause the video, off you go.

Onto our final learning cycle then, which is going to be spelling some curriculum words.

Let's have a read of some curriculum words then.

These are words which are going to appear a lot in our reading and writing and they might also be a bit more difficult to spell.

So it's important that we know how to spell them.

Here we have the word arrive.

Can you say it for me? Arrive.

Here we have actual, actual, that is not the actual answer.

And here we have actually.

Actually I think you'll find it is the right answer.

Have a read of these words again and consider what might be difficult about them given how they're spelt and how they sound? What you notice? Pause the video and have a think.

Brilliant.

So some of the things that I've noticed is that in arrive, we have this double R.

So we have to remember there's a double R there.

Arrive.

Also, it's not making an R sound.

We're not saying arrive, I'm making a sound arrive.

So it's a bit like an ugh sound at the start as well.

But remember, it's an A spelling there at the beginning.

Arrive, to come somewhere.

The spelling U-A in actual is actually making that U sound.

Actual, isn't it? U, actual.

We don't say actual, we say actual.

So it's not quite the right spelling there as you'd expect it to be.

And it's the same in actually.

I didn't say actually, I say actually.

So it's got that -ally, which can be difficult to hear 'cause it's not always clear.

So be careful with these words.

Arrive, an A at the beginning and a double R and actual, UA and then actually, UA and that -ally there.

Remember these.

It's really important we know them as they're curriculum words, which will appear an awful lot in our reading and writing.

So with that in mind and with those spellings, hopefully given that we just looked at them up here, which is the correct spelling of the word arrive? To arrive on time, arrive.

Pause the video and point to it now.

Fantastic.

So remember, it sounds like an uh the beginning, doesn't it? But it's actually an A and then we have a double R, arrive.

A-R-R-I-V-E.

Which is the correct spelling of actual? Be careful with that one.

Actual, actual.

Pause the video and point to it now.

Great.

Remember, it's that A-C-T-U-A-L.

Actual there.

It almost sounds like it's got a cha, cha sound in it but that's that -tual there, actual.

And here we go.

If we know actual, we'll hopefully know to spell actually.

Actually.

Pause the video and point to the correct spelling now.

Fantastic.

So we know actual, we know actually, we know we need to double the L and then add our Y, actually, A-C-T, act, U-A, UA, L-L-Y actually.

So I'd like us now to practise these words 'cause it's really important we embed them into our long-term memories.

It's gonna support us with both our reading, our writing, and our spelling.

So we're gonna use the look, cover, write, check strategy.

It's a great strategy that allows you to be independent.

And we're gonna do it with these three curriculum words: arrive, actual and actually.

We're going to look carefully at the word first, study it and think what's tricky about it? In arrive, we have that double R and an A at the beginning.

I then look carefully at the word, cover it up, have a go at writing it in my neatest cursive handwriting to really work on that muscle memory as well and those links to my hand and my brain.

And then I check back and I'm responsible for checking back to see if I spelt it right and make any corrections.

And I do this a number of times, not just once 'cause I really want to embed that spelling into my long-term memory.

So I'd like you to take the words arrive, actual and actually.

Use the look, cover, write, check strategy to have a go at repeat writing these words out a number of times.

Remember, during that look part, think really carefully.

What's tricky about the word? Pause the video.

Off you go.

Brilliant job, team.

So I'm hoping now that you've written out arrive, actual and actually a number of times using that strategy.

You need to take responsibility now to check back through your work and make sure that you spelt those correctly.

So I'd like you to pause the video now and make any corrections.

Off you go.

Great job in today's spelling lesson, everyone.

We've been using that suffix -ity.

The suffix -ity turns adjectives into abstract nouns.

When a word ends in a consonant, just add the suffix -ity.

When a word ends in E, remove the E and then add -ity.

And there are some other patterns and irregular words like ability and simplicity.

Able ended in -le.

So we removed the -le and added -ility, -ility.

And simple ended in that -le and we removed the -le and added -licity.

Brilliant job.

Keep up the great spelling and remember to keep up spelling practise as well.

I'll see you again soon.