Adding the suffix -en to words
I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -en.
Adding the suffix -en to words
I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -en.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The suffix -en 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 ends in a consonant with a short vowel, we double the consonant and add the suffix.
- How to spell the curriculum words: consider, interest and history.
Common misconception
Children may spell words with the suffix -en as they sound with 'in' or 'n'.
Explicitly draw comparisons to how words encountered are spelt and how they sound, particularly when there are differences.
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
Adjective - describes a noun
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Verb - a doing, being or having word
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Remove the final vowel, then add the suffix.
Just add the suffix.
No obvious root word.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
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.