Lesson 1 -less

Revisit: /sh/ ch, ti, ci, ssi; /sh/ ch, ti, ci, ssi;  /th voiced/, /th unvoiced/; /ng/ n(k)

Teach:  Add -less to nouns to make adjectives  

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the verbs and nouns: The baker used an oven to bake his pies.

Revisit: /ai/ ay, a-e, a, ey, ea, eigh aigh; /ee/ y, ey, ea, e-e, ie, e

Teach:   When adding -less leave the base word when there is a long vowel before the final consonant 

Add -less to nouns to make adjectives:  end, thought

Apply: Read/write the sentences and identify the verbs and nouns: I dialled  the number to call my friend. My friend was excited to discover that I was the caller.

Revisit:/igh/ ie, i-e, y, i, /oa/ oe, o-e, o, ow, ou

Teach:  Because the suffix -less starts with a consonant - don't drop the final e when adding -less to words.

Add -less to nouns to make adjectives:  

bake, care, dance

Apply: Read/write the sentences and identify the verbs and nouns: I watched her dance under the twinkling stars.

The little dancer twirled with joy in the moonlight.

Revisit: /oi/ oy; /ow/ ou; /e/ e, ea; /i/ y

Teach: When adding -less to words that end in y - change the final y to an i

Add -less to nouns to make adjectives:  carry, copy

Apply: Read/write the sentences and identify the verbs and nouns: I needed to copy the drawing. The copier copied it perfectly.

Revisit: /o/ a; /u/ o-e, ou; /oo/ u; /ar/ a, al; 

Teach:  Add -ly to adjectives to make adverbs

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the adjectives: In the dark, the firefly twinkled softly. 'There will always be someone faster, bigger and meaner than you,' said the coach.

Revisit: /or/  aw, au, ore, oar, oor, al, a, our, augh 

Teach:   When adding -ly leave the base word when there is a long vowel before the final consonant 

Add -ly to adjectives to make adverbs: kind, dark

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the adjectives: In the dark, the firefly twinkled softly. As night fell, it grew darker, and stars appeared.

Revisit:/ur/ ir, er, or, ear, ere; /air/ are, ear, ere; /ear/ eer, ere

Teach:  Because the suffix -ly starts with a consonant - don't drop the final e when adding -ly to words

Add -ly to adjectives to make adverbs:  large, brave

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the adjectives: A large balloon floated in the parade. Then, to everyone’s surprise, an even larger balloon appeared.

Revisit: /m/ m, mm, mb, mn; /n/ n, nn, gn, kn

Teach:  Add -ment to verbs to make nouns

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the adjectives: Amanda lived in the biggest house on her street.

Revisit: /r/ r, rr, wr; /s/ s, ss, c, se, ce, st, sc

Teach:   When adding -iment leave the base word when there is a long vowel before the final consonant 

Add -ment to verbs to make nouns: bright, fast

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the adjectives: She picked fresh apples for her shop. Her shop would have the freshest fruits in town.

Revisit:/v/ v, ve; /w/ w, wh; /z/ z, zz, se, ze

Teach:  Because the suffix -ment starts with a consonant - don't drop the final e when adding -ment to words

Add -ment to verbs to make nouns:  late, safe

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the adjectives: Running late, she rushed to catch the bus. The latest bus arrived, saving the day.

Revisit: /ng/ ng, n(k); /zh/ su, si

Teach: When adding -ment to words that end in y - change the final y to an i:

Add -ment to verbs to make nouns:  greedy, tidy

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the adjectives: We cleaned up the toys to make the room tidy. After we finished, it was the tidiest room in the house.

Revisit: /ai/ ay, a-e, a, ey, ea, eigh aigh; /ee/ y, ey, ea, e-e, ie, e

Teach:  Add -ness to adjectives to make nouns

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the nouns and adjectives: A grumpy old man lived on our street.

Revisit: /ai/ ay, a-e, a, ey, ea, eigh aigh; /ee/ y, ey, ea, e-e, ie, e

Teach:   When adding -ness leave the base word when there is a long vowel before the final consonant 

Add -ness to adjectives to make nouns:  cloud, grump

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the nouns and adjectives: A fluffy cloud floated across the blue sky. Soon, the sky turned cloudy, promising rain.

Revisit: /oo/ ue, ew, u-e, ou; /yoo/ ue, ew, u-e, u

Teach:  When adding -ness to words that end in y - change the final y to an i:

Add -ness to adjectives to make nouns:  fun, mud

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the nouns and adjectives: We splashed in puddles, and played in mud.

Laughing, we returned home with muddy clothes.

Revisit: /o/ a; /u/ o-e, ou; /oo/ u; /ar/ a, al

Teach:   When adding -ing leave the base word when there is a long vowel before the final consonant 

Add -ful to nouns to make adjectives fright, joy

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the nouns and adjectives: Playing in the park brings me joy. My joyful laughter can be heard across the park.

Revisit:/or/  aw, au, ore, oar, oor, al, a, our, augh 

Teach:  Drop the final e when adding -ing to these words.

Add -ful to nouns to make adjectives: 

plate, revenge

Apply: Read/write the sentence and identify the nouns and adjectives: We recycle to reduce waste in the bin.

Being wasteful harms the environment.