Key learning points

1. -ful and -less are suffixes that can be used to change the meaning of a root word.
2. Some root words can use the suffixes -ful and -less.
3. The -less and -ful suffixes start with a consonant, so the root word usually doesn’t change when the suffix is added.
4. If the root word has more than one syllable and ends in a consonant +y, then ‘y’ is replaced by ‘i’ before the suffix.
5. How to spell the curriculum words: reign and island.

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