Creating nouns with the suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness
I can recognise and use nouns ending in -tion, -ity and -ness.
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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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning and sometimes wordclass.
- The suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness create nouns.
- An abstract noun is a type of noun that names an idea or quality that cannot be seen.
- 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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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
fear
hurry
content
-ment
-ness
-ous
-er
Exit quiz
6 Questions
-tion
-ness
-ity
common noun
proper noun
abstract noun