Adding the suffix -ise to words
I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ise.
Adding the suffix -ise to words
I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ise.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The suffix -ise 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 ‘y’, we remove the ‘y’ and add the suffix.
- A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word and can change the word class.
- How to spell the curriculum words: probably, occasion and occasionally.
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
Pupils use the spelling 'ize' to represent the -ise suffix.
Explicitly reference the difference between how the word is spelt and how it is pronounced. In American English, the spelling -ize is used.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
adjective
verb
noun
Remove the final vowel, then add the suffix.
Just add the suffix.
No obvious root word.
Remove the 'y', then add the suffix.
Just add the suffix.
Remove the ‘y’, then add the suffix.
Remove the ‘e’, then add the suffix.
Double the consonant, then add the suffix.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
adjective
verb
noun