Verb and adjective suffixes
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain verb and adjective suffixes, like -ate, -en, -ify, -ise and -ous. Pupils will review and learn more examples of 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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Verb and adjective suffixes
In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with certain verb and adjective suffixes, like -ate, -en, -ify, -ise and -ous. Pupils will review and learn more examples of how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class or tense.
12 lessons- Adding the suffix -ing to verbs
- Spelling further words with the suffix -ed
- Adding the suffix -ed to verbs
- Adding the suffix -ous to words
- Adding the suffix -ate to words
- Spelling words with the suffix -ous, including -ious and -eous
- Adding the suffix -ify to words
- Spelling further words with the suffix -ing
- Using and applying all the rules for the suffix -ous
- Using the suffix -ous
- Adding the suffix -en to words
- Adding the suffix -ise to words