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Spelling words ending in -sure and -ture

I can spell words ending in -sure and -ture.

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Year 3

Spelling words ending in -sure and -ture

I can spell words ending in -sure and -ture.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The pronounciation of a word helps to identify if it is spelt with -sure or -ture.
  2. The -ture ending to a word can be confused with a root word ending in '(t)ch+er', such as 'teacher' or 'richer'.
  3. How to spell the curriculum word: caught.

Common misconception

The ending -ture can be easily mixed up with (t)cher.

Help pupils to spot words with a root ending in 'ch' or 'tch' with the suffix -er.

Keywords

  • 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

  • Pronunciation - the way in which a word is spoken

There are additional challenges in the exemplar words, such as the 'ea' spelling in 'measure' and 'pleasure'. Draw students' attention to these additional challenges in all words discussed.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words contain the sound 'ure'?
Correct answer: pure
her
Correct answer: sure
term
Q2.
Select the nouns from this sentence: 'I looked at the large picture on the wall.'
looked
at
large
Correct answer: picture
Correct answer: wall
Q3.
Match these words to the suffix they contain.
Correct Answer:closed,-ed

-ed

Correct Answer:closing,-ing

-ing

Correct Answer:closely,-ly

-ly

Q4.
Select all the words containing the suffix -er.
green
Correct answer: richer
term
Correct answer: watcher
perm
Q5.
What tense is this sentence in? 'The cat caught the mouse.'
Correct answer: past
present
future
Q6.
What tense is this sentence in? 'The cat is trying to catch the mouse.'
past
Correct answer: present
future

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to their endings.
Correct Answer:pleasure,-sure

-sure

Correct Answer:future,-ture

-ture

Correct Answer:richer,-cher

-cher

Q2.
Match the words to their endings.
Correct Answer:watcher,-tcher

-tcher

Correct Answer:measure,-sure

-sure

Correct Answer:picture,-ture

-ture

Q3.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in this sentence: 'Help me to meshuh with this ruler.'
mesure
Correct answer: measure
meassure
Q4.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in this sentence: 'I love to read adventchuh books.'
advenchuh
Correct answer: adventure
adventchure
aventure
Q5.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'The pirate found the treshuh by using the map.'
Correct Answer: treasure
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'The pikchuh on the wall is very beautiful.'
Correct Answer: picture

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