Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ate and -en
I can spell words using the suffixes -ate and -en.
Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ate and -en
I can spell words using the suffixes -ate and -en.
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Key learning points
- The suffixes -en and -ate often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs.
- When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix.
- When the root word ends in a vowel, we remove the final vowel and add the suffix.
- When the root word has a short vowel, we double the consonant and add the suffix.
- How to spell the curriculum words: separate, desperate and communicate.
Common misconception
Children mix up the vowel spellings in the words 'desperate' and 'separate'.
Saying the words slowly how they are spelt can help: sep-ar-ate, des-per-ate.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Adjective - describes a noun
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Verb - a doing, being or having word
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
verb
adjective
noun
adverb
adjective
verb
to make something stronger or more robust
to make something brighter or more radiant
to find the location or place of something
to become ripe or ready for eating
to make something flat or level
to remove impurities or make more pure
to make something operational or ready for use
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Remove the final vowel, then add the suffix.
Just add the suffix
No obvious root word.
adjective
verb
noun
Remove the final vowel, then add the suffix.
Just add the suffix.
Double the consonant, then add the suffix.
No obvious root word.