Phase 4 Lesson Presentation: Adding to Root Words
Help children understand how words change when we add -ing and -ed with this engaging Phase 4 phonics presentation. Aligned with the updated 2021 Letters and Sounds progression followed by many schools, this resource explores the effect of common suffixes on root words through reading, spelling, and sentence work.
Across five structured sessions, pupils are supported to:
- Add -ing to root words and read new present tense forms
- Add -ed to words and explore the different pronunciations (/t/, /d/, and /id/)
- Practise spelling and reading words like jumped, painting, and started
- Use new vocabulary in context through sentence reading and writing
- Revisit tricky words such as love, said, and some
This PowerPoint presentation is perfect for whole-class phonics, building grammatical awareness while reinforcing phoneme recognition and blending skills.
Teaching tip: Use the sorting and independent reading tasks at the end of the week to check understanding of how suffixes change meaning and pronunciation.
