Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils apply their handwriting skills to writing words with prefixes, suffixes and other word endings.They identify which of the four joins are used within a letter string and focus on using consistent joins, pencil lifts and lead ins and lead outs in each letter string.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to correctly form words using the suffixes -ful and -less.

Key Notes

• A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
• The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.
• The pencil does not lift when forming the join, only after to add the cross to a t or a dot to an i or a j.
• There are four cursive joins.
• The join used depends on which letter is joining to which letter within a letter string.

Vocabulary To Learn

• suffix: a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
• join: how the letters are connected together
• letter string: a group of letters that are written together in a word
• lead in: the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
• lead out: the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• The cursive formation of the letter f, with the lead in and lead out loop, can be challenging for students.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Prefixes: un-, non-, mis- and dis- Study Guide
• Suffixes: -ed and -ing Study Guide
• Suffixes: -er and -est Study Guide
• Suffixes: -y and -ly Study Guide
• Word endings: -sure and -ture Study Guide