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Creating nouns with the suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness

I can recognise and use nouns ending in -tion, -ity and -ness.

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Creating nouns with the suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness

I can recognise and use nouns ending in -tion, -ity and -ness.

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Key learning points

  1. A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning and sometimes wordclass.
  2. The suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness create nouns.
  3. An abstract noun is a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen.
  4. How to spell the curriculum words: describe, often and notice.

Keywords

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

  • Abstract noun - a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen

  • Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

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

Common misconception

Pupils think that all nouns are a person, place or thing that you can touch.

Show a range of different nouns, including common and abstract nouns. Show that they can be described with an adjective.


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To help identify word class, put the word into a sentence. This makes it easier to recognise the word's function in the sentence and then determine the word class. Use simple sentences to avoid cognitive overload.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to their roots.
Correct Answer:fearful,fear
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fear

Correct Answer:hurried,hurry
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hurry

Correct Answer:contentment,content
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content

Q2.
Select the nouns.
Correct answer: cat
barked
Correct answer: garden
hid
Correct answer: food
Q3.
Match the word to the suffix it contains.
Correct Answer:punishment,-ment
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-ment

Correct Answer:happiness,-ness
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-ness

Correct Answer:joyous,-ous
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-ous

Correct Answer:greener,-er
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-er

Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: The darknes engulfed them.
Correct answer: darkness
darknes
darcknes
Q5.
Select the adjective from this sentence. The happy child ran home.
Correct answer: happy
child
ran
home
Q6.
Select the adjective from this sentence. The cold ice hurt my skin.
the
Correct answer: cold
ice
hurt
skin

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to the suffix it contains.
Correct Answer:concentration,-tion
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-tion

Correct Answer:happiness,-ness
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-ness

Correct Answer:equality,-ity
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-ity

Q2.
What type of noun is 'February'?
common noun
Correct answer: proper noun
abstract noun
Q3.
What type of noun is 'happiness'?
common noun
proper noun
Correct answer: abstract noun
Q4.
Match the noun to the noun type.
Correct Answer:grass,common noun
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common noun

Correct Answer:King Charles,proper noun
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proper noun

Correct Answer:bravery,abstract noun
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abstract noun

Q5.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. Please diskribe what your character looks like.
Correct Answer: describe
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. Do you come here offin?
Correct Answer: often

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