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Year 2 - Suffix exceptions

Some words do not follow the usual suffix rules. This quiz helps Year 2 spot tricky spellings, like verbs that change in the past tense.

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Fascinating Fact:

Some verbs do not use -ed for the past tense, like “go” becoming “went”. These are called irregular verbs.

In KS1 English Spelling, Year 2 children learn to add common suffixes, but also to notice exceptions. Some words change in unusual ways, so careful reading and practise help you choose the correct spelling.

Key Terms

Verb: A doing word, like run, jump, or go.
Past tense: Shows something already happened, like walked or played.
Irregular verb: A verb that changes in a different way, not just by adding -ed.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is an irregular verb in Year 2?

An irregular verb is a verb that does not make the past tense by simply adding -ed. For example, go changes to went and run can change to ran.

Why do some verbs not end in -ed?

Some verbs are irregular, which means their spelling changes in a special way. These are common words that children learn by seeing and using them often.

How can I learn tricky past tense spellings?

Read the word in a sentence and say it out loud. Practise the word a few times, and look for it in books, because seeing it often helps it stick.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

His overall ____ meant he forgot where he put the treasure!

buszyiness

buszyness

business

busyness

Here we are adding 'ness' onto the word 'busy'. Normally we would replace the 'y' with an 'i' but if you do that, you change the word to business - meaning work. For this word, we keep the 'y' and just add 'ness'.

2 .

He is ____ her suitcase.

carrying

carring

caring

carying

Often, when a word ends with 'y' we replace it with an 'i' then add 'ing' but not for this word.

3 .

The electrician was very ____.

skilful

skillful

skilfull

skifull

When adding 'ful' to the end of the word you can normally just add it on, but for this word you need to delete one 'l' off the word 'skill'.

4 .

She is ____ the ball with her foot.

controling

controlin

controlling

contrlling

The word control has one 'l' but when adding 'ing' we double the ending, even though it doesn't have a short vowel sound - it's an exception to the exception!

5 .

Who is ____?

bating

battting

batting

batin

Normally, you just need to add 'ing' onto the end of a word but for short vowel sounds you need to double the last letter.

6 .

I agree, he is very ____.

likable

likeable

likeabel

lickeable

When you add the suffix 'ing' you normally delete the letter 'e' but when you add 'able' you keep it.

7 .

I ____ believe you can do it.

truely

trueley

truly

trully

When adding 'ly' you can normally just add it to the end of the word but for this word you need to delete the 'e'.

8 .

His ____ shocks me.

lazyness

lazynes

laziness

lazines

Normally you can add the suffix 'ness' straight onto the end of a word but if that word ends with a 'y', you need to change the 'y' for an 'i'.

9 .

They were ____ all night!

partiing

partieing

parting

partying

Usually, when a word ends with 'y' we replace it with an 'i' then add 'ing' but not for this word.

10 .

They had a huge ____ and now are not talking to each other.

argument

arguement

arggument

argumen

Normally you can just add 'ment' onto the end of the word but for this one, you need to erase the 'e' from the end of the word argue.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author: Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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