Key learning points

1. The suffix -en often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs.
2. When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix.
3. When the root word ends in a vowel, we remove the final vowel and add the suffix.
4. When the root word ends in a consonant with a short vowel, we double the consonant and add the suffix.
5. How to spell the curriculum words: consider, interest and history.

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

Common misconception