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Suffixes (age 7+)

Spell words using productive suffixes (-ation, -ly, -ous) and less common sound-spelling correspondences (/ɪ/ as y, /ʌ/ as ou, endings sounding like /ʒə/, /tʃə/, /ʒən/, /ʃən/) introduced in the Year 3-4 programme

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Question 1 of 3

Which of the following words contains the short‑i (/ɪ/) sound spelled with the letter y, where the y is not at the end of the word?

Question 2 of 3

Which word shows the correct spelling of an adverb formed by adding the suffix –ly to the adjective “quick”?

Question 3 of 3

Which word correctly uses the letters “ou” to represent the /ʌ/ sound?

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What a child can do after this Skill

Spell words with suffixes -ation (e.g., information, sensation), -ly (e.g., sadly, gently, happily), and -ous (e.g., famous, enormous, various)
Spell words with less common vowel patterns: /ɪ/ as y (e.g., myth, gym), /ʌ/ as ou (e.g., young, touch, double)
Spell words with endings /ʒə/ as -sure (e.g., measure, treasure), /tʃə/ as -ture (e.g., creature, furniture), /ʒən/ as -sion (e.g., division, television)

Curriculum standards this Skill teaches

Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_01 — Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_02 — The /ɪ/ sound spelt y
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_08 — Endings which sound like /ʒən/
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_06 — The suffix –ly
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_09 — The suffix –ous
Eng_LKS2_Write_Trans_Spell_1 — Use further prefixes and suffixes
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_03 — The /ʌ/ sound spelt ou
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_05 — The suffix –ation
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_10 — Endings which sound like /ʃən/
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_07 — Words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/

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