Pupil outcome: I can use a range of strategies to practise turning words from singular to plural. Key learning points: - -es is a suffix that can turn a singular noun into a plural. - Using the strategy 'pyramid letters' is a useful...

Pupil outcome: I can spell irregular past tense verbs. Key learning points: - Adding the suffix -ed turns the verb into the past tense. - When the vowel sound is long, we just add the suffix -ed. - When the vowel sound is short, we...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ary and -ery. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ary and -ery can turn some words into nouns. - The ending -ery is more common. - When a word ends in a consonant, just add the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words ending in -sure and -ture. Key learning points: - The pronounciation of a word helps to identify if it is spelt with -sure or -ture. - The -ture ending to a word can be confused with a root word ending in...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffix -tion and -cian. Key learning points: - The /shun/ sound spelt -tion is the most common spelling. - The /shun/ sound spelt -tion is used when the root word ends with 't' or 'te'. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using all the /shun/ suffixes. Key learning points: - If the word is a profession, the noun will generally end in "-cian". - If the root word ends in "ss" or "mit", remove the "ss" or "t" and add...

Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ify. Key learning points: - The suffix -ify often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix....

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffixes -ant and -ance for the sounds 'unt' and 'unce'. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ant and -ance are used if there is a related word with the 'a' or 'ay' sound in the right position. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -tion. Key learning points: - The suffix -tion creates abstract nouns. - The most common spelling for the /shun/ suffix is -tion. - Words spelt with -tion often have a root word ending in...

Pupil outcome: I can spell adjectives using the suffixes -ful and -less. Key learning points: - The suffixes -less and -ful create adjectives. - The suffix -ful means ‘full of’ or ‘having qualities of’ and the suffix -less means...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -al and -ic. Key learning points: - The suffixes -al and -ic create adjectives. - When the root word ends in a consonant, usually just add the suffix. - When the root word ends in ‘e’,...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of words with the prefixes un-, non-, dis-, mis-, in-, il-, im- and ir-. Key learning points: - A prefix is a letter or group of letters at the start of a word which changes its meaning. - Adding a...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of polysyllabic words with unstressed vowels. Key learning points: - In polysyllabic words, some vowels can be unstressed and hard to hear and spell. - Saying the word how it is spelt can help to learn...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using -ious and -eous. Key learning points: - The suffix -ous often turns nouns into adjectives and often means 'full of'. - There are four key rules when adding the suffix -ous to a root word. - When you...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a word in the past tense using the suffix -ed. Key learning points: - Adding the suffix -ed turns the verb into the past tense and the -ed can sound like /id/, /d/ or /t/. - When a verb has two syllables and...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of words with the prefixes ad-, al-, af- and a-. Key learning points: - A prefix is a letter or group of letters at the start of a word which changes its meaning. - The prefixes ad- and af- mean...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ence and -ency. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ence and -ency can create abstract nouns. - The -ence or -ency spellings may be found after a ‘soft c’, ‘soft g’ or ‘qu’. - Words...

Pupil outcome: I can change adjectives into adverbs by adding the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - -ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs. For most words just add -ly. - For words ending in 'ic' add -ally. - For two...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ic. Key learning points: - The suffix -ic often turns nouns into adjectives. - When the root word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add the suffix -ic. - When the root word ends in 'y',...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a word in the present or past tense using the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - Adding the -ing suffix turns the verb into the progressive tense. - The progressive tense makes use of an auxiliary verb with...

Pupil outcome: I can add the suffix -ous to root words. Key learning points: - The suffix -ous often turns nouns into adjectives and often means 'full of'. - If the root word ends in 'ge', just add -ous. - If the root word ends in 'e',...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ify and -ise. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ise and -ify often turn adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffixes -ent and -ence for the sounds 'unt' and 'unce'. Key learning points: - The -ent and -ence suffixes generally come after a soft 'c', soft 'g' and 'qu'. - Words ending in -ent sometimes...

Pupil outcome: I can spell homophones. Key learning points: - Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and meanings are called homophones. - Unlike other words we have investigated, there are no patterns for...