Noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with more noun suffixes like -ant, -ance, -ancy, -ent, -ence and -ency, reviewing how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class. Pupils investigate letter strings and homophones.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with more noun suffixes like -ant, -ance, -ancy, -ent, -ence and -ency, reviewing how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class. Pupils investigate letter strings and homophones.
12 lessons- Investigating the letter string ‘fer’
- Spelling further homophones and near-homophones
- Other sounds represented by the letter string ‘ie’
- Spelling a selection of homophones
- Applying spelling rules with the letter string ‘fer’
- Applying the rule ‘i before e except after c’
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ance and -ancy
- Other sounds represented by the letter string ‘ei’
- Spelling words with the suffix -ant
- Spelling words with the suffix -ent
- Investigating the ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ence and -ency