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PLONKER Plonk the suffix on the end CHANGER Change the y to an i before you add the suffix Oddballs don’t fit the other patterns.. Can you say what is different? agree +ment punish +ment develop +ment happy +ness end +less beauty +ful care +ful move +ment ill +ness dark +ness friendly +ness end +less fear +less tune +ful pity +ful duty +ful penny +less great +ness treat +ment pain +ful thick +ness Adding Suffixes to root words: ment less ful ness Rule: If a suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is added straight on to most root words without any change to the last letter of those words. It is PLONKED on the end! Exceptions: root words ending in –y with a consonant before it but only if the root word has more than one syllable/ the y has a consonant before it. Cut this top row off before you give the sort to pupils!

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Page 1: wordstudyspelling.com by year/Year 2... · Web viewwith a consonant before it but only if the root word has more than one syllable/ the y has a consonant before it. In this case the

PLONKERPlonk the suffix on the end

CHANGERChange the y to an i before you add the suffix

Oddballs don’t fit the other patterns..Can you say what is different?

agree +ment punish +ment develop +ment

happy +ness end +less beauty +ful

care +ful move +ment ill +ness

dark +ness friendly +ness end +less

fear +less tune +ful pity +ful

duty +ful penny +less great +ness

treat +ment pain +ful thick +ness

Adding Suffixes to root words: ment less ful nessRule: If a suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is added straight on to most root wordswithout any change to the last letter of those words. It is PLONKED on the end!Exceptions: root words ending in –y with a consonant before it but only if the root word has more than one syllable/ the y has a consonant before it. In this case the y is CHANGED to an i.

Cut this top row off before you give the sort to pupils!

Page 2: wordstudyspelling.com by year/Year 2... · Web viewwith a consonant before it but only if the root word has more than one syllable/ the y has a consonant before it. In this case the

selfish +ness plenty +ful price +less

sit +ing roast +ed big +est