Using and spelling suffixes: -ment and -ness
I can spell words using the suffixes -ment and -ness.
Using and spelling suffixes: -ment and -ness
I can spell words using the suffixes -ment and -ness.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
- If the suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is usually added without any change to the root word.
- If a root word has more than one syllable and ends in a consonant + 'y', then 'y' is replaced by 'i' before the suffix.
Keywords
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Suffix - a group of letters added to the end of a root word
Common misconception
Children may struggle to generate a sentence with these nouns in, such as improvement or darkness.
Model all the focus words simply and clearly in sentences to help demonstrate the meaning and their place within a sentence.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
fearless
playing
harmless
Exit quiz
6 Questions
ment
ness
ed