Year 3 - English
Suffixes: -y and -ly
Letter strings
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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 -y and -ly.
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
- Some children will lift their pencil before the letter string has completed.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
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.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'suffix'
a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Some children will lift their pencil before the letter string has completed. Correction: Remind the children that the letters want to hold hands and if they lift their pencil then the connection is broken. Speaking out loud, while modelling, to highlight this will support the children to apply it in their practice.
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