Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildSay the root first. A y becomes i, and a silent e drops before -ing.
1 · Tick the right spelling
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Polpetta smiled with happiness when the basil grew.
We were hoping the mint would spread.
The whole café joined the celebration in the garden.
4 · Help Polpetta
The root is happy and its last letter is y. Before -ness the y must become i, so the sign should say happiness: the root happy must swap its y for an i first.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
hopeing
hoping
2
happyly
happily
3
beautyful
beautiful
making is the decoy and is already right (make dropped its e before -ing).
MediumCheck the root's last letter before you add. A y becomes i; a silent e drops before a vowel.
1 · Tick the right spelling
a Ab Ac Bd BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: happiness, plentiful, cried · Her happiness made the whole kitchen smile.
Tick: hoping, making, riding · Polpetta is making a big pot of soup.
Tick: invitation, creation · We sent an invitation to the whole village.
4 · Help Polpetta
He added the suffix but never checked the root. The root happy ends in y, and the y must become i before -ness, so it should be happiness.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
hopeing
hoping
2
happyly
happily
3
plentyful
plentiful
4
celebrateion
celebration
beautiful is the decoy and is already right (beauty swapped its y for i).
SpicyThree changes to hunt: y to i, a dropped e, and -ation. Say every root before you decide.
1 · Tick the right spelling
a Bb Ac Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Polpetta was happily making a salad for the judges.
preparation, built from the verb prepare (the e drops before -ation).
hopeful: the e stays because -ful starts with a consonant, and the e only drops before a vowel suffix.
4 · Help Polpetta
He has the rule the wrong way round. The e only drops before a suffix that starts with a vowel. -ful starts with a consonant so hope keeps its e: hopeful. -ing starts with a vowel so care must drop its e: caring. A word where the e really does drop is hoping.
2 · Find the 6 mistakes
1
hopeing
hoping
2
invitateion
invitation
3
happyly
happily
4
plentyful
plentiful
5
beautyful
beautiful
6
makeing
making
perfection is the decoy and is already right. invitateion needs the e dropped before -ation.