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

a speech sound produced with an open mouth

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

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

Using and applying the suffixes -cial and -tial

English

In this unit, pupils learn  a range of spelling patterns and conventions, with a focus on homophones and suffixes. In ‘Letter strings, etymology and curriculum words'’, pupils focus on spellings of key letters strings, words of French and Greek origin and curriculum words. 

In ‘Etymology and prefixes' pupils learnt a range of spelling patterns, including a focus on prefixes. In this unit, pupils  build on this knowledge, building on a range of spelling patterns and conventions, with a focus on homophones and suffixes. 

Homophones and tense

If the letter before the /shul/ ending is a vowel, -cial is usually used, like in 'social'. Which word is an exception to this rule?

If the letter before the /shul/ ending is a consonant, -tial is usually used, like in 'confidential'. Which word is an exception to this rule?

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: It was an **ofishul** document from the bank.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: There was a **parrshul** closure of the park.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: The biographies **occuppy** the top shelf in the library.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. You can **comunikate** with your friends using your phone.

Match each word to the representation of the 'sh' sound it contains.

The -cial spelling of /shul/ is usually used if the letter before the /shul/ ending is a ...

The -tial spelling of /shul/ is usually used if the letter before the /shul/ ending is a ...

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: My birthday is a **speshul** day.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: This letter is **conffidenshul** because nobody else can read it.

Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: During the exam, it is **crushal** to show your working out.

Starter Quiz