It's explained that both suffixes 'ment' and 'ly' start with a consonant, which means they can usually be added to the root word without having to make any changes.
For example, adding the suffix 'ment' to 'place' gives us 'placement', with the root word remaining the same.
There are exceptions to this rule, such as, when adding the suffix 'ment' to root words that have more than one syllable and end in a consonant followed by a 'y', like 'merry', the 'y' is changed to an 'i', giving us 'merriment'.
Also, when adding the suffix 'ment' to 'argue', you must remove the 'e', giving us 'argument'.
The focus then turns to the suffix 'ly' and the four exceptions that have to be considered.
This short film is from the 麻豆社 series, Wonderful Words, a series of animated clips to support vocabulary knowledge.
Teacher Notes
This short film could be used to introduce a greater understanding of suffixes and how they are added to words.
Pupils could be given a passage of text and asked to add the correct suffix.
This short film is relevant to teaching English at KS2 level in England and Northern Ireland and Second Level in Scotland.
Suffixes - part 1 of 4 video
A fun, animated guide to the rules for adding the suffixes 'er', 'ing', 'ed', 'est' and 'y'.
Suffixes - part 3 of 4. video
A fun, animated guide to the rules for adding the vowel suffix 'ation'.
Suffixes - part 4 of 4. video
A fun, animated guide to the rules and exceptions for adding the vowel suffix 'ous' to root words.
Prefixes. video
A fun, animated guide explaining how prefixes can usually be added to the beginning of words.
Homophones. video
A fun, animated guide explaining that homophones are two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings.
Homophone sentence show. video
A fun, animated introduction to homophones, which are similar sounding words that have different meanings and are often spelled differently.
Silent letter b. video
A fun, animated guide explaining that silent letters are found in lots of English words.
Silent letters. video
An animated guide to words containing silent letters.
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