Converting Words into Verbs

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English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 9—10|ID: mt_p3tZiUaWAa

Convert nouns and adjectives into verbs by adding suffixes -ate, -ise (-ize), and -ify, understanding how word class changes affect sentence construction

Mastery Evidence

Add -ate, -ise, or -ify to nouns or adjectives to form verbs, e.g. pollen → pollinate, advert → advertise, simple → simplify
Choose the correct verb-forming suffix for a given root and use the resulting verb in a sentence, e.g. 'They needed to classify the animals' from 'class'
Identify the word-class change when a suffix converts a noun or adjective into a verb and explain how this affects the sentence structure

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] take a word like "active" or "sharp" and turn it into a verb by adding a suffix — knowing that "activate" and "sharpen" are the verb forms?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Eng.App2.Y5.Word.1The national curriculum in England

Converting nouns or adjectives into verbs

Converting nouns or adjectives into verbs using suffixes [for example, –ate; –ise; –ify]

English · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites2

Suffixes (age 7+)
hardAges 7—9
Basic Nouns & Verbs
hardAges 5—6

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Suffixes (age 7+) hard
Converting word class via suffixes (-ate, -ise, -ify) requires secure suffix knowledge from the Y3-4 suffix programme
- Suffixes hard
  Y3 suffix/sound-spelling builds directly on Y2 suffix rules with root changes
  - Segmenting words into sounds hard
    Must be able to encode base words before applying suffix rules
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
    - Single Letter Sounds hard
      Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
      - Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Onsets & Rimes hard
      Need segmenting skill for spelling
      - Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
      - Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
    - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
      Handwriting needed for spelling practice
  - Phonics Vocabulary hard
    Suffix spelling rules (doubling final consonants, dropping -e) require knowing 'suffix', 'root word', 'vowel', and 'consonant'
  - Spelling Verb Endings hard
    Y2 suffix rules build on Y1 basic suffix spelling
    - Segmenting words into sounds hard
      Must spell root words before adding suffixes
      - Phonics Vocabulary hard
        Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
      - Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
      - Onsets & Rimes hard
        Need segmenting skill for spelling
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
      - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
        Handwriting needed for spelling practice
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Spelling with suffixes requires knowing 'suffix', 'root word', and understanding how suffixes attach
- Spelling Verb Endings soft
  Basic suffix spelling from Y1 provides foundation
  - Segmenting words into sounds hard
    Must spell root words before adding suffixes
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
    - Single Letter Sounds hard
      Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
      - Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Onsets & Rimes hard
      Need segmenting skill for spelling
      - Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
      - Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
    - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
      Handwriting needed for spelling practice
  - Phonics Vocabulary hard
    Spelling with suffixes requires knowing 'suffix', 'root word', and understanding how suffixes attach
Basic Nouns & Verbs hard
Converting nouns and adjectives into verbs requires confident understanding of what nouns and verbs are as word classes

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