Spelling words with the suffixes -ence and -ency
I can spell words using the suffixes -ence and -ency.
Spelling words with the suffixes -ence and -ency
I can spell words using the suffixes -ence and -ency.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The suffixes -ence and -ency can create abstract nouns.
- The -ence or -ency spellings may be found after a ‘soft c’, ‘soft g’ or ‘qu’.
- Words ending in -ence and -ency sometimes have related words where the ‘e’ vowel sound is clearer.
- Words in word families often have connected meaning and spelling.
- How to spell the curriculum words: accident, accidentally, especially and actually.
Keywords
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
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
Adjective - describes a noun
Common misconception
Children may not be able to think of related words to create word maps independently.
Use a dictionary to support generating words and to check spelling. This will help pupils to find words with different suffixes as the start of the spelling will be the same.
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