KS2 English textbook
Chapter 2: Spelling -ant, -ent, -able and -ible
- Strand Spelling
- Level Year 6
- Practice 111 questions with step-by-step solutions
By the end of this chapter you will be able to
- Find a related word, and change -ant to -ance or -ancy, or -ent to -ence or -ency
- Learn the words that have no clear family word
- Add -able to a root word, dropping a silent e first
- Add -ible to a root that is not a word on its own, and learn the exceptions
- Change -able and -ible adjectives into adverbs ending in -ably and -ibly
You should already know
- Root words, suffixes and the meaning of a word (Year 4 spelling)
- Choosing the correct spelling of a word from its root word (Chapter 1 of this book)
Where this leads
- The statutory word list and root words (Chapters 3 and 4 of this book)
Lessons in this chapter
- 2.1 The endings -ant, -ance and -ancy, from a word family
- 2.2 The endings -ent, -ence and -ency, from a word family
- 2.3 Words with -ant or -ent that have no clear family, and how to learn them
- 2.4 The ending -able after a root word that is a whole word
- 2.5 The ending -ible, and -ably and -ibly
- Summary and key words
- Check-up and practice test questions
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Practise with real exam questions
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