Spelling adjectives with the suffix "-y"
I can change nouns to adjectives by adding the suffix -y.
Spelling adjectives with the suffix "-y"
I can change nouns to adjectives by adding the suffix -y.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- -y is a suffix that can be used to change some nouns into adjectives.
- For some root words you can just add the suffix "-y".
- For root words ending in 'e', you remove the 'e' and just add -y.
- For root words with a short vowel sound, you double the consonant and add -y.
- How to spell the curriculum word: arrive.
Common misconception
Pupils keep the 'e' when adding -y to words ending in 'e', writing 'slimey' or 'stoney'.
Focus on the rule, remove the 'e' and add -y, and make links to other suffixes that use the same pattern.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - describes a noun
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
-ing
-est
-er
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Just add -y.
Remove the ‘e’, add -y.
Double the consonant, add -y.