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Year 4 · English

Use Prefixes And Suffixes

Year 4 learners practise adding suffixes like -sion -tion and -ture.

The activities include Add Suffixes Beginning with Vowels, Add the Suffix -ation, Add the Suffix -sion, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, interactive, video, 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 Beginning with Vowels
  • Add the Suffix -ation
  • Add the Suffix -sion
  • Add the Suffix -sure
  • Add the Suffix -ture
  • Investigate How to Add the Suffix -ation
  • Know Your Prefixes and Suffixes: Forming Diminutives
  • Know Your Prefixes: sub-
  • Know Your Suffixes: -cian
  • Practise Adding Suffixes Beginning with Vowels
  • Spell Words Ending in -ly

Checked learning resources

  • Oak: Verb and adjective suffixes

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 suffix unit covering verb and adjective suffixes such as -ify, -en and related word-building work.

  • Oak: Noun and adjective suffixes

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 suffix unit for changing word class with noun and adjective suffixes, including word families.

  • BBC Bitesize: Prefixes and suffixes

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS2 spelling and vocabulary hub for prefixes, suffixes, root words and word families.

  • Turtle Diary: Prefix game

    Turtle Diary · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Interactive prefix practice for matching prefixes to root words and meanings.

  • The Suffix -ation | KS2 English Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    KS2 learner video explains how and when to add -ation to root words and models the spelling changes used in the activity activity.

  • The /shun/ suffixes, including -sion

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 Oak lesson focuses on the -sion spelling and how root words ending in d, de or se change, matching division, invasion and confusion.

  • The /shun/ suffixes, including -cian

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 Oak lesson focuses on when professions and root words take the -cian spelling.

  • The Suffix -ly | KS2 English Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    KS2 learner video explains spelling patterns for adding -ly, including root words ending in -le, -ic and -al.