Pupil outcome: I can apply spelling rules to spell words with the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - If the root word contains a short vowel sound, double the consonant and add the suffix -ing. - If the root word ends in 'y', just add...

Pupil outcome: I can change the meaning of a word by adding the suffix -ful or -less. Key learning points: - -ful and -less are suffixes that can be used to change the meaning of a root word. - Some root words can use the suffixes -ful...

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 progressive tense using the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - Adding the suffix -ing turns the verb into the progressive tense. - When the vowel sound is short with only one consonant after it,...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the same and different sounds. Key learning points: - Some sounds can be represented by a number of different spellings e.g. the /ee/ sound. - The same spellings can represent more than one...

Pupil outcome: I can correctly form words using the prefixes un-, non-, mis- and dis-. Key learning points: - A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning. - The words start with a lead in...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of words using the suffix -ous. Key learning points: - There are four spelling rules when adding -ous to a root word. - Some words ending in -ous do not have a root word we recognise. - When you hear...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ate and -en. Key learning points: - The suffixes -en and -ate 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 'ay' sound using 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'. Key learning points: - Common spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ay', 'a-e' and 'ai'. - Alternative and rare spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'a', 'eigh'...

Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ise. Key learning points: - The suffix -ise 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 using the suffix -ent. Key learning points: - Words that end with suffixes -ant and -ent can sound like ‘unt’ when we speak. - The -ent spelling may be found after a ‘soft c’, ‘soft ‘g’ or ‘qu’. - Words...

Pupil outcome: I can apply spelling rules to spell plural nouns that end in the suffix -es and -ves. Key learning points: - If the root word ends in a ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘ss’ or ‘x’, then add the suffix -es. - If the root word ends in an ‘o’,...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix "-ous". 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 suffix -ed. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - -ed is a suffix that can be used to create the past tense. - Using...

Pupil outcome: I can change nouns to adjectives by adding the suffix -y. Key learning points: - -y is a suffix that can be used to change some nouns into adjectives. - For some root words you can just add the suffix "-y". - For root...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of words with the prefixes de-, re-, sub-, inter-, super-, anti- and auto-. Key learning points: - A prefix is a letter or group of letters at the start of a word which changes its meaning. - The prefix...

Pupil outcome: I can learn new rules to spell words when adding the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense. - If the root word has a short vowel and a...

Pupil outcome: I can apply spelling rules to spell words with the suffix -ed. Key learning points: - If the root word contains a short vowel sound, double the consonant and add the suffix -ed. - If the root word ends in 'y', remove the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the -ing suffix. Key learning points: - When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense. - Using the strategy "big letters" is a useful practice strategy. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words following a wide range of rules and patterns for adding suffixes. Key learning points: - Many suffixes follow the same or similar spelling rules to create generalised rules, but there are always...

Pupil outcome: I can use the hyphen for different reasons and I can use ellipsis. Key learning points: - A hyphen is a piece of punctuation with more than one purpose. - A hyphen can join two words to make a compound adjective. - A...

Pupil outcome: I can spell 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 the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ed when you change the 'y' to an 'i' or double the consonant. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - -ed is a...

Pupil outcome: I can use a range of strategies to practise spelling words using the suffixes -er and -est. Key learning points: - -er and -est are suffixes that can be used to change the meaning of a root word. - 'Colour blocks' is a...