Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ity. Key learning points: - The suffix -ity turns adjectives into abstract nouns. - When a word ends in ‘e’, remove the ‘e’, then add the suffix -ity. - When a word ends in a consonant,...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ssion. Key learning points: - The /shun/ suffix can be spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion or -cian. - Words spelt with -ssion often have a root word ending in ‘ss’ or ‘mit’. - Words ending in...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffixes -sion and -ssion. Key learning points: - The /shun/ sound can be spelt four different ways: -tion, -cian, -sion and -ssion. - The /shun/ sound is sometimes spelt 'sion' or 'ssion'. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -cial and -tial. Key learning points: - It is common to see a ‘c’ or a ‘t’ before the suffix -ial - The /shul/ ending can be spelt -cial or -tial - If the letter before the /shul/...

Pupil outcome: I can spell the /sh/ sound using the French derived spelling 'ch'. Key learning points: - The /sh/ sound can be spelt 'sh' or 'ch'. - Many words in the English language come from other languages. - Words that contain the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a word in the progressive tense using the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - Adding the suffix -ing turns the verb into the progressive tense. - When the word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add the suffix...

Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -en. Key learning points: - The suffix -en often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix. -...

Pupil outcome: I can compare characterisation across a text. Key learning points: - ‘Escape from Pompeii’ is written from the perspective of Tranio, a young boy. - Characterisation can change over the course of a text’s narrative. -...

Pupil outcome: I can use an article or a possessive pronoun to introduce a noun in a clause or phrase. Key learning points: - Determiners are a word class. - A determiner introduces a noun in a clause or phrase. - A determiner may be...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Conan Doyle presents Dr Roylott in ‘The Speckled Band’. Key learning points: - Dr. Roylott is presented as aggressive in 'The Speckled Band'. - We can use the connotations of words to help us analyse a...

Pupil outcome: I can practise word class test questions. Key learning points: - There are four types of noun: common, proper, collective and abstract. - Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs build clauses. - Determiners introduce nouns. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words that use the suffix -al. Key learning points: - The suffix -al is the second most common spelling for the 'l' sound. - If the root word makes sense by itself, it is often likely to have the suffix -al. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ity and -ness. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ity and -ness turns adjectives into abstract nouns. - When a word ends in a consonant, just add the suffix -ity; when it ends in...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffix -tious. Key learning points: - If the root word ends in 'tion', use the suffix -tious. - Exceptions or harder root words include: fictitious. - The suffix -tious generally turns a noun...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ance and -ancy. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ance and -ancy can create abstract nouns. - The -ance or -ancy spellings may be found after a ‘hard c’ or ‘hard ‘g’. - Words ending...

Pupil outcome: I can effectively analyse language in a detailed, perceptive and developed way. Key learning points: - ‘Hard working’ describes quotes which are analytically rich. - Specific word classes, semantic fields or language...

Pupil outcome: I can practise word-level test questions. Key learning points: - A word family is a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning. Prefixes and suffixes can build word families. - A synonym is a word with the same...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ary and -ery. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ary and -ery can turn some words into nouns. - The ending -ery is more common. - When a word ends in a consonant, just add the...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the correct spelling of words that sound the same based on their context. Key learning points: - Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffix -tion and -cian. Key learning points: - The /shun/ sound spelt -tion is the most common spelling. - The /shun/ sound spelt -tion is used when the root word ends with 't' or 'te'. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using all the /shun/ suffixes. Key learning points: - If the word is a profession, the noun will generally end in "-cian". - If the root word ends in "ss" or "mit", remove the "ss" or "t" and add...

Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ify. Key learning points: - The suffix -ify often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix....

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffixes -ant and -ance for the sounds 'unt' and 'unce'. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ant and -ance are used if there is a related word with the 'a' or 'ay' sound in the right position. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -tion. Key learning points: - The suffix -tion creates abstract nouns. - The most common spelling for the /shun/ suffix is -tion. - Words spelt with -tion often have a root word ending in...