the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

a naming word for a person, place or thing

a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen

Spelling words with the suffixes -ence and -ency

English

In this unit, pupils learn further noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones.  In 'Etymology and prefixes', pupils learn the grammar and spelling conventions associated with prefixes.

In ‘Verb, adjective and noun suffixes’, pupils learnt the grammar and spelling conventions associated with verb, adjective and noun suffixes. In this unit, pupils learn further noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones.

Noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She has wonderful **confedance**.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Your reading **fluinsy** has improved so much.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The **frequnacy** of their meetings increased as they became closer friends.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The child's **inosense** was evident in the way he believed in fairy tales.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'It was a **potint** magical potion.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There was an **acidant** outside school yesterday.'

Starter Quiz