Verb, adjective and noun suffixes
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain verb, adjective and noun suffixes like -ing, -ed, -s, -ies, -es, -ves, -ate, -en, -ify and -less. Pupils review and learn more examples of how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Verb, adjective and noun suffixes
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain verb, adjective and noun suffixes like -ing, -ed, -s, -ies, -es, -ves, -ate, -en, -ify and -less. Pupils review and learn more examples of how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word.
14 lessons- Using the suffix -ed to make the past tense
- Making plurals using the suffixes -s and -ies
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ary and -ery
- Making plurals using the suffix -es and -ves
- Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ate and -en
- Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ify and -ise
- Turning adjectives into nouns using the suffixes -ity and -ness
- Using the suffix "-ing" to make the present and past tenses
- Creating adjectives using the suffixes -al and -ic
- Creating adjectives using the suffixes -ful and -less
- Using the suffixes -cian, -sion and -ssion to represent /shun/
- Using the suffix -tion to represent /shun/
- Spelling words with the suffix -able
- Spelling words with the suffix -ible