Suffixes Year 1 - PowerPoint

In a Year 1 English writing lesson, the focus is on the introduction and understanding of suffixes. Suffixes are groups of letters added to the end of a word that alter its meaning. Children are encouraged to read words such as 'fastest', 'loudest', 'quietest', and 'slowest' out loud, identifying the common suffix 'est'. They explore the meaning of 'est', discovering it signifies 'the most' of something. The lesson then progresses to explain the function of different suffixes, showing how 'ing' can change a noun into a verb, as in 'garden' becoming 'gardening', while 'ed' can indicate past tense, turning 'jump' into 'jumped'. The lesson aims to make children familiar with the four most common suffixes: 'ing', 'ed', 'er', and 'est'.

Through a series of engaging activities, students learn to apply these suffixes to base words to form new words and understand the change in meaning that results. For example, they discover that 'helping' is different from 'helped' and 'helper', and that 'helpest' is not a valid word. Worksheets are provided for practice, where children are tasked with adding suffixes to various words and using them in sentences, such as turning 'watch' into 'watched' and then crafting a sentence like "I watched television after school." The lesson is interactive and designed to solidify the concept of suffixes, enhancing the children's vocabulary and grammatical understanding.