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Year 4 – Spring Block 4 – Suffixes – Using Suffixes
About This Resource:
This PowerPoint has been designed to support your teaching of this small step. It includes a starter activity and an
example of each question from the Varied Fluency and Application and Reasoning resources also provided in this
pack. You can choose to work through all examples provided or a selection of them depending on the needs of
your class.
National Curriculum Objectives:
English Year 4: Spell words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/, /ʒən/ and /ʃən/ spelt –tion,–sion, –ssion, –cian
English Year 4: Spell using the suffixes –ation, –ous and –ly
English Year 4: Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable
English Year 4: Use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them - see English appendix
More resources from our Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling scheme of work.
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Year 4 – Spring Block 4 – Suffixes – Using Suffixes
Notes and Guidance:
• Children have covered word families, root words and suffixes in the previous steps.
• In this optional step, they will use all suffixes for Year 4. These include the suffixes from the previous steps, in
addition to words ending in ‘-ly’ or ‘-ous’, and suffixes beginning with vowel letters added to words of more
than one syllable.
Focused Questions
• Change the words by adding the correct suffix (some incorrect suffixes added to words, or words without
suffixes).
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Year 4 – Spring Block 4 – Suffixes
Step 4: Using Suffixes
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Introduction
Match the root word to the correct ending.
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magic
teach
invent
press
mix
-cher
-tion
-ture
-cian
-sure
Introduction
Match the root word to the correct ending.
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magic
teach
invent
press
mix
-cher
-tion
-ture
-cian
-sure
Varied Fluency 1
Add the endings to the words below to create a new word.
You may need to remove, add or change letters!
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moist
prevent
hazard
heavy
-ture
-tion
-ous
-ly
Varied Fluency 1
Add the endings to the words below to create a new word.
You may need to remove, add or change letters!
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moist
prevent
hazard
heavy
-ture
-tion
-ous
-ly
moisture
prevention
hazardous
heavily
Varied Fluency 2
Circle the word that the suffix -tion can be added to.
locate play
Write the new word.
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Varied Fluency 2
Circle the word that the suffix -tion can be added to.
locate play
Write the new word.
location
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Varied Fluency 3
Underline the two words which do not have the correct suffix in the
sentence below.
He used numerous pieces of informasion to inform his
discution with the prime minister.
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Varied Fluency 3
Underline the two words which do not have the correct suffix in the
sentence below.
He used numerous pieces of informasion to inform his
discution with the prime minister.
The correct spellings are ‘information’ and ‘discussion’.
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Varied Fluency 4
Use your knowledges of suffixes to complete the table below.
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root word root word + suffix
suspension
moment
searcher
invent
comically
Varied Fluency 4
Use your knowledges of suffixes to complete the table below.
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root word root word + suffix
suspense suspension
moment momentous
search searcher
invent invention
comical comically
Application 1
Complete the sentence below using the correct words from the
word bank.
They needed to make a __________ about a
____________ problem.
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decition
decision
serious
serius
Application 1
Complete the sentence below using the correct words from the
word bank.
They needed to make a __________ about a
____________ problem.
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decition
decision
serious
serius
serious
decision
Application 2
Edward has written the sentence below. Underline any words which
are not spelt correctly.
The magition performed varius tricks for his audition.
Rewrite the sentence using the correct spellings.
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Application 2
Edward has written the sentence below. Underline any words which
are not spelt correctly.
The magition performed varius tricks for his audition.
Rewrite the sentence using the correct spellings.
The magician performed various tricks for his audition.
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Reasoning 1
Ivan and Polly have included a suffix in their sentences.
Ivan wrote:
Polly wrote:
Who has used a suffix correctly? Explain your answer.
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Leeds is a city of culcher.
I absolutely love living here!
Reasoning 1
Ivan and Polly have included a suffix in their sentences.
Ivan wrote:
Polly wrote:
Who has used a suffix correctly? Explain your answer.
Polly because...
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Leeds is a city of culcher.
I absolutely love living here!
Reasoning 1
Ivan and Polly have included a suffix in their sentences.
Ivan wrote:
Polly wrote:
Who has used a suffix correctly? Explain your answer.
Polly because she has used the correct suffix to spell ‘absolutely’.
Ivan should have written ‘culture’, so he has used the wrong ending.
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Leeds is a city of culcher.
I absolutely love living here!