Say the word and clap the syllables (beats).

pat sad

drophumrun

If a word…

has only one syllable

Yes!

ends with a single consonant Yes!

and has a single vowel before the consonant…

Yes!

skip

skip

skip

then the consonant is doubled before the suffix (ending) is added.

skipping

patting

sadder

runny

Think about this rule and add the endings shown to these words.

pat + ing =sad + er =run + y =

?

?

?

We are going to play Suffix Hangman – Can you and your partner guess the letters within these words before it’s too late? They all follow the

rule: double the consonant before adding the ending.

Oh no!

When an incorrect letter is chosen, press

the ‘Oh no!’ button to add a

part to the Hangman

illustration.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

The girl was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a lovely tune as she walked to school.

a b c d e f g h

i

j k l mm n o rp q

s t u v w x y z

Oh no!

i

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

When the thief saw the police car, he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the television and ran away.

a b c dd e f g h i

j k l m n o r

p

q

s t u v w x y z

Oh no!

p

_ _ _ _ _ _

A cheetah is an excellent _ _ _ _ _ _.

a b c d e f g h i

j k l m nn o r

r

q

s t u v w x y z

Oh no!

p

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I have ever felt was when I lost my favourite teddy bear.

a b c d e f g h i

j k l m n o r

d

q

ss t u v w x y z

Oh no!

p

_ _ _ _ _

A _ _ _ _ _ egg is perfect for dipping toast into. Yum!

a b c d e f g h i

j k l m n o r

n

q

s t u v w x y z

Oh no!

p

shine

In words of one syllable, that end with a single consonant, with a single vowel before it…

double the consonant before adding -ed, -ing, -er, -est and -y.

Here are this week’s spellings to practise.

pattingpatted

humminghummeddropping

droppedsadder saddestrunnerrunny

Work hard to learn them and

the rules we have looked at

today.

Tuesday

Here are this week’s spellings to practise.

pattingpatted

humminghummeddropping

droppedsadder saddestrunnerrunny

Work hard to learn them and

the rules we have looked at

today.

Wednesday

Dictated sentences

Here are this week’s spellings to practise.

pattingpatted

humminghummeddropping

droppedsadder saddestrunnerrunny

Work hard to learn them and

the rules we have looked at

today.

Thursday

Dictated sentences

Here are this week’s spellings to practise.

pattingpatted

humminghummeddropping

droppedsadder saddestrunnerrunny

Work hard to learn them and

the rules we have looked at

today.

Friday

Here are this week’s spellings to practise.

pattingpatted

humminghummeddropping

droppedsadder saddestrunnerrunny

Work hard to learn them and

the rules we have looked at

today.