Lesson One – Suffix Changes ly

This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise adding the suffix ly to convert a range of different adjectives into adverbs to describe some of the characters that feature in a Roman myth.

The class can select and record story predictions to suggest what might happen in a myth about the founding of Rome through the eyes of the characters of Romulus and Remus.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise adding the suffix ly to convert a range of different adjectives into adverbs to describe some of the characters that feature in a Roman myth

Activities in this teaching pack include differentiated worksheets to practise adding the suffix ly to convert a range of different adjectives into adverbs for core and support ability levels and identify words roots that have been changed by the addition of the suffix ly for support ability levels.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to add the suffix ly to convert adjectives into adverbs to describe characters that feature in a Roman myth.

This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to investigate the structure and language of narrative stories written as myths, practise adding the suffix ly to word roots and extend sentences using conjunctions to express cause. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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