Noun and adjective suffixes
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain noun and adjective suffixes like -ity, -ness, -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian, -cial and -tial. Pupils review how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, in most cases by changing its word class.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Noun and adjective suffixes
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain noun and adjective suffixes like -ity, -ness, -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian, -cial and -tial. Pupils review how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, in most cases by changing its word class.
12 lessons- All of the /shun/ suffixes, including -tion, -cian, -sion and -ssion
- Creating nouns with the suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness
- Adding the suffix -al
- Using the suffix -tion
- Spelling words with the suffix -al
- Using the suffix -ity
- The suffixes -cial and -tial
- Using the suffixes -cial and -tial
- The /shun/ suffixes, including -sion
- The /shun/ suffixes, including -cian
- The /shun/ suffixes, including -ssion
- Using the suffix -ness