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Word work - Scratchcard Spellings - Suffix ‘-er’, ‘-en’, ‘-ed’, ‘-ing’

Grades: 6th Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Subjects: Home Learning, Multilingual Learners, Writing

Student Instructions

Check example page for guide. Select add and use templates to respond. Using highlighter highlight the correct suffix spellings. Draw a cross on the non examples using pen Use eraser to scratch the boxes to reveal the correct answers. Extension - When finished, addpage and using drawing or label tools , can you create 3 super sentences using your new words? check to upload to seesaw class journal.

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

Discuss the meaning of the new words and the fact that they can’t use all of the suffixes on all of the words. The pupils can cross out any ‘non-words’ they tried out.    What do they notice about doubling the consonant?    Notes:  If the last syllable of a word is stressed and ends with one consonant letter which has just one vowel letter before it, the final consonant is doubled before adding any ending beginning with a vowel.  The consonant letter is not doubled if the syllable is unstressed. Answers - Fastener, fastening, fastened, cornering , cornered, awakened, awakening, forgetting, forgotten, beginning, beginner, gardening, gardener, gardened, preferring, preferred, limiting, limited, limiter.

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