Key learning points

1. The suffix -al often turns nouns into adjectives.
2. When the root word ends in a consonant, just add the suffix.
3. When the root word ends in ‘e’, remove the ‘e’ and add the suffix.
4. How to spell the curriculum words: disappear, perhaps and experience.

Keywords

• Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

• Adjective - describes a noun

• 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