More suffixes and silent letters
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less, as well as the spelling of words with silent letters. Pupils will learn how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class or tense.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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More suffixes and silent letters
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less, as well as the spelling of words with silent letters. Pupils will learn how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class or tense.
12 lessons- Practise and apply spelling words with the silent letters "b", "w", "k" and "g"
- Spelling words with the suffixes -er and -est using alternative rules
- Practise and apply spelling -er and -est words with alternative rules
- Practise and apply spelling words with the suffixes "-er" and "-est"
- Practise and apply spelling adjectives using the suffix "-y"
- Spelling adjectives with the suffix "-y"
- Practise and apply spelling adverbs using the suffix "-ly"
- Spelling words with the suffixes "-ful" and "-less"
- spelling words with silent letters: "b", "w", "k" and "g"
- Spelling words with the suffix "-ly"
- Spelling words with the suffixes -er and -est
- Practise and apply spelling words with the suffixes "-less" and "-ful"