Practise and apply spelling words with the suffixes "-less" and "-ful"
I can spell words using the suffixes -ful and -less.
Practise and apply spelling words with the suffixes "-less" and "-ful"
I can spell words using the suffixes -ful and -less.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The suffixes -ful and -less can be used to change the meaning of a root word.
- 'Look, cover, write and check' is a useful practice strategy.
- How to spell the curriculum word: famous.
- The -less and -ful suffixes start with a consonant, so the root word usually doesn’t change when the suffix is added.
- If the root word has more than one syllable and ends in a consonant +y, then ‘y’ is replaced by ‘i’ before the suffix.
Common misconception
Children may spell words with the suffix -ful using a double 'l'.
Explicilty make the distinction between the word 'full' and the suffix -ful, which only has one 'l'. Practise spelling both in a sentence.
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
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Just add -ful.
Remove the ‘y’, then add -iful.
Just add -less.
Remove the ‘y’, then add -iless.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Just add -ful.
Remove the ‘y’, then add -iful.
Just add -less.
Remove the ‘y’, then add -iless.