Spelling words with the suffix "-ing"
I can spell words using the suffix -ing when you add -ing or remove the 'e' and add -ing.
Spelling words with the suffix "-ing"
I can spell words using the suffix -ing when you add -ing or remove the 'e' and add -ing.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
- Adding "-ing" creates an extra syllable to the word.
- If the root word ends in the consonant "e", the "e" is removed before the suffix is added.
- How to spell the curriculum word: through.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
Present tense - tells the reader the action is happening now
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Verb - a doing or being word
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
Common misconception
Pupils often assume words ending in the suffix -ing indicate the present tense.
Refer to the Year 3 grammar lesson on 'being' verbs and give plenty of examples to show the verbs in both past tense and present tense.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Just add -ed.
Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied.
Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
Double the consonant and add -ed.