LO: spell words where a suffix is added to words ending in ‘y’

LO: spell words where a suffix is added to words ending in ‘y’

Today’s spelling list looks at Words where a suffix is added to words ending in y

nastiness

plentiful

happiness

merriment

beautiful

pitiful

happily

silliness

prettiest

penniless

‘-ily’

‘-ful’

‘-ness’

‘-est’

‘-less’

‘-ment’

ness

ness

merr

plent

ness

sill

prett

ment

nast

pit

ly

penn

happ

less

happ

beaut

est

ful

ful

ful

A selection of last week's words

poison

ous

ous

ous

ous

danger

ous

ous

ous

ous

mountain

ous

ous

peril

Does the base word remain the same?

This week's base words ending in 'e'

fam

outrag

ous

ous

spac

ous

ous

nerv

ous

ous

ous

ous

ridicul

tortur

ous

ous

raptur

adventur

... and what about these words What do you notice about the end of the words?

ous

outrag

courag

ous

ous

disadvantag

advantag

Write the correct spelling into each sentence. The boy was sent home due to his __________ hair style. It would be ___________ to students to do their homework. I felt __________ in my fancy-dress outfit. ___________ animals eat mostly meat. The rock stars appeared on stage to a _________ applause. Time ticked so slowly that it was _________. The ____________ soldier stepped onto the battlefield. The teacher was ________ when she met the _________Olympian. ___________ toddlers often get lost.

courageous

outrageous

famous

nervous

adventurous

advantageous

ridiculous

carnivorous

raptuous

torturous

marvel

fam

mountain

ous

er

disast

ous

spac

ous

ous

ous

ous

luxur

ridicul

ous

ous

env

ous

ous

adventur

fur