Using the suffix -ity
I can spell words using the suffix -ity.
Using the suffix -ity
I can spell words using the suffix -ity.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The suffix -ity turns adjectives into abstract nouns.
- When a word ends in ‘e’, remove the ‘e’, then add the suffix -ity.
- When a word ends in a consonant, just add the suffix -ity.
- How to spell irregular words with the suffix -ity, such as ability and simplicity.
- How to spell the curriculum words: arrive, actual and actually.
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
Children cannot see how the words 'grave' and 'gravity' are connected.
Explain the different meanings of the word 'grave', including serious or heavy.
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
-tion
-ness
-ity
common noun
proper noun
abstract noun
noun
verb
adjective
Exit quiz
6 Questions
activity
curiosity
electricity
Just add the suffix.
The ‘ous’ changes to ‘os’ before the suffix is added.
Remove the ‘e’, then add the suffix.
Lose the ‘le’, then add -ility.