Mastering Sounds, Spellings and Suffixes

Year 5 English/Literacy Exploring graphemes, phonemes and word building 45-minute learning journey

WALT: We Are Learning To...

Identify different sounds made by the grapheme 'a' Recognise how grapheme 'c' changes pronunciation Understand how suffixes change word meanings Apply spelling patterns with 'or' digraph Build words using common suffixes

Grapheme 'a' Sound Hunt

Find words where 'a' makes /a/ sound like 'cat' Discover 'a' making /ar/ sound like 'car' Spot 'a' making /o/ sound like 'want' Challenge: Find 'a' making /ay/ sound like 'table'

Suffix -ate in Action

{"left":"activate\ncreate\ncelebrate\ndemonstrate\nseparate\neducate","right":"activate → activation\ncreate → creative\ncelebrate → celebration\ndemonstrate → demonstration\nseparate → separation\neducate → education"}

Think and Discuss

How does the grapheme 'c' change its sound? Can you give examples of 'c' making /k/ and /s/ sounds? What happens when 'c' comes before 'e', 'i', or 'y'?

Suffix Families: -ive, -ative, -itive

active, creative, positive negative, relative, competitive additive, primitive, sensitive Pattern: These suffixes create adjectives They often describe qualities or characteristics

Digraph 'or' Detective Work

Standard /or/ sound: horse, fork, storm Changed to /er/ sound: work, word, worth Schwa sound: doctor, factor, actor Sort these words into sound groups!

Suffix Building Workshop

Advanced Suffix Patterns

-ation (creation, education, celebration) -ition (addition, competition, position) -ssion (discussion, expression, impression) -ian (musician, magician, librarian) Notice the different spelling patterns!

Success Criteria Check

I can identify different sounds made by 'a' and 'c' I understand how 'or' can make three different sounds I can use suffixes to build new words I recognise patterns in suffix families I can apply spelling rules when adding suffixes