TheLearnDenYear 5 · English
Use Prefixes And Suffixes
Year 5 learners practise prefixes and suffixes spelling rules.
The activities include Add Suffixes to Words Ending in -fer, Add Verb Endings: -s, -ed and -ing, Know Your Suffixes: -cian, -sion and -tion, 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 to Words Ending in -fer
- Add Verb Endings: -s, -ed and -ing
- Know Your Suffixes: -cian, -sion and -tion
- Know Your Suffixes: -ible and -able
- Learn to Spell Words Ending in -cial and -tial
- Learn to Spell Words Ending in -cious
- Learn to Spell Words Ending in -tious
- Practise Using Hyphens to Join Prefixes to Root Words
- Revise Verb Endings: -s, -ed and -ing
- Spell Exception Words Ending in -cial and -tial
- Understand the Use of Re- as a Verb Prefix
- Understand Verb Prefixes: De
- Understand Verb Prefixes: De-
- Understand Verb Prefixes: Dis
- Understand Verb Prefixes: Dis-
- Understand Verb Prefixes: Mis-
- Understand Verb Prefixes: Over-
- Understand Verb Prefixes: Re
- Understand When to Use Hyphens to Join Prefixes to Root Words
- Use Hyphens to Join Prefixes to Root Words
- Use Verb Prefixes: Mis-
- Use Verb Prefixes: Over-
Checked learning resources
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Adding Suffixes Beginning with Vowel Letters to Words Ending in -fer | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact video teaches when the final r in words such as refer, prefer and transfer is doubled before a vowel suffix, using word stress.
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Using Suffixes | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 video explains how suffixes are added to root words and how they can change tense, meaning and word class.
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All of the /shun/ Suffixes: -tion, -cian, -sion and -ssion
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Oak video directly compares the four /shun/ suffix spellings and teaches how the root word helps determine the correct ending.
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Words Ending in -able, -ible, -ably and -ibly | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact KS2 video teaches how root words and complete-word clues help pupils choose -able or -ible and their adverb forms.
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Endings that Sound Like /cial/ or /tial/ | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact KS2 video models when the /shul/ ending is spelt -cial or -tial, including common exception words that do not follow the usual vowel and consonant clue.
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Endings that Sound like /shus/ Spelt -cious or -tious | English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact KS2 video distinguishes the /shus/ endings -cious and -tious, models their spelling patterns and includes independent questions.
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Using Hyphens to Join Prefixes to Root Words
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Exact Oak lesson video teaches when a hyphen joins a prefix to a root word, including adjacent vowels in de-ice and re-enter, ex-, self- and avoiding ambiguity.
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Adding Verb Prefixes | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact KS2 video models how the verb prefixes re-, de-, dis-, mis- and over- alter the meaning of a root verb and checks pupils can select the correct prefix.