a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate

a speech sound produced with an open mouth

words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'cat', 'school' or 'love'

Doubling the consonant in polysyllabic words

English

In this unit, pupils learn how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words.  In 'Verb adjectives and noun suffixes', pupils learn the grammar and spelling conventions associated with verb, adjective and noun suffixes.

In ‘Noun and adjectives suffixes’, pupils learnt the spelling and grammar conventions used with noun and adjective suffixes. In this unit, pupils learn how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words.

Suffixes, etymology and homophones

Identify the words with double consonants.

Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'A double consonant follows a __________ vowel sound.'

Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'A single consonant follows a __________ vowel sound.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The **kiten** was playing with a ball of string.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'He **blinkked** in the morning sunlight.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'He had a **perculear** taste in his mouth.'

Which is the correct spelling to show what happens when we add the suffix -er to the root word 'fit'?

Identify the words that contain short vowel sounds.

Identify the words that contain long vowel sounds.

Starter Quiz