Spellings

WC 22/9/17	I can use further prefixes and suffixes and understand the guidelines for adding them
A suffix is an element that can be added to a root word to change its meaning. In the coming week we are going to be focusing on ‘vowel suffixes’. Examples of these include: -ness meaning ‘a state or condition of’ -ment meaning ‘an action or process’ -ful meaning ‘full of’ -less meaning ‘without’ -ship meaning ‘condition, character or skill’ -ly meaning ‘a characteristic of something else’. We need to remember the general rules used to help us add these suffixes:
When a word ends with ‘y’ change it to an ‘i’ EXCEPT when the suffix is ‘ing’. Example: accompany à accompaniment
When a word ends with a vowel before the ‘y’ keep the ‘y’. Example: enjoy à enjoyment
When a word ends in ‘ce’ or ‘ge’, keep the ‘e’ if the suffix begins with ‘a’ or ‘o’. Example: price à priceless
For some words, we can simply add the suffix without having to make any adjustments to the root word. Example: conscious à consciously
As with most rules in the English language, there are exceptions to the rules. You will need to learn if any words do not follow these patterns. Below are a number of root words taken from the year 5/6 curriculum list and key words from different parts of the curriculum that you can practice adding the following suffixes to. Your child may be tested on any of these words (with any of the suffixes above) at the end of the week so please support them in exploring which rules to apply to transform each word so they are prepared and ready for anything! Many thanks, Miss Barrell and Mr Storr
Root words Accompany  achieve   aggressive  awkward   commit  equip  conscious  develop  embarrass  excellent  familiar  frequent  harass  immediate  leisure  sincere  thorough happy  excite  love  relation  intrusive  argue  beauty  eager  resent  companion  joyful  penny