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Year 2 · English

Add Suffixes To Words

Year 2 learners practise adding suffixes er est ful less ly.

The activities include Add Suffixes -er and -est, Add Suffixes -ment, -ness, -ful, -less, -ly, Add Suffixes to Words Ending in a Single Consonant, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Add Suffixes -er and -est
  • Add Suffixes -ment, -ness, -ful, -less, -ly
  • Add Suffixes to Words Ending in a Single Consonant
  • Add the Suffix -ful
  • Add the Suffix -tion
  • Know Your Suffixes: -less
  • Make Adjectives by Adding Suffixes -ful and -less

Checked learning resources

  • Suffixes: er and est

    YouTube — BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Primary video explains and models adding -er and -est, including spelling changes.

  • Doubling the Consonant with -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches doubling a final consonant before vowel suffixes.

  • Using and Spelling Suffixes -ful

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches forming and spelling words with -ful.

  • Spelling -tion

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches spelling and using words ending in -tion.

  • Using and Spelling Suffixes -less

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches understanding, forming and spelling words with -less.

  • Using and Spelling Suffixes -er: Worksheet and Quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Browser-first Oak downloads page provides the worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz for adding and spelling the suffix -er.

  • Using and Spelling Suffixes -er: Year 2 Unit

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 2 unit sequence places adding and spelling the suffix -er within a coherent progression.

  • PlanIt Y2: Adjectives with -er and -est

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Exact Year 2 lesson teaches comparative and superlative suffixes.