Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
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- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
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Adding suffixes to words ending -fer
When a verb ends in -fer, if you want to add the suffixes -ing or -ed to it, you need to add another r at the end. If the word is turned to a noun with the ending -ence, the r is not doubled. Now see if you know what all the words in the left-hand column mean. Can you write a sentence containing the red words?
How can you explain what a suffix is to a KS2 child?
A suffix is a little part that we add to the end of a word to change its meaning. You could explain to your child that it is like adding a special ending to a story that changes what the story is about.
How do you spot a suffix in KS2?
- Look at the end of a word.
- See if there's a little part added on that changes what the word means or how it works in a sentence.
- For example, in helpful, the suffix is -ful and it means 'full of help.'
What are 10 examples of a suffix in KS2 learning?
Here are 10 common examples of suffixes that children might encounter in KS2:
-ed: refer becomes referred
-ing: run becomes running
-s: cat becomes cats
-er: teach becomes teacher
-est: tall becomes tallest
-ly: quick becomes quickly
-ful: joy becomes joyful
-less: hope becomes hopeless
-ness: kind becomes kindness
-ment: achieve becomes achievement
