Key learning points

1. The suffix -ous often turns nouns into adjectives and often means 'full of'.
2. There are four key rules when adding the suffix -ous to a root word.
3. When you hear the ‘ee’ sound before -ous, the most likely spelling is an ‘i’, but it is sometimes an ‘e’.
4. How to spell the curriculum words: learn, group and earth.

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 root word

• Pronunciation - the way a word is spoken

• Adjective - describes a noun

Common misconception