Key learning points

1. The suffixes -ful and -less can be used to change the meaning of a root word.
2. 'Look, cover, write and check' is a useful practice strategy.
3. How to spell the curriculum word: famous.
4. The -less and -ful suffixes start with a consonant, so the root word usually doesn’t change when the suffix is added.
5. If the 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

• Adjective - describes a noun

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

• Noun - a naming word for a person place or thing

Common misconception