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Teaching and Learning Resources from Diane Hawkins

Literacy

Exploring spelling patterns 1

Many adjectives are formed by adding full to a noun or a verb, for example:

hope (noun or verb) + full = hopeful
plenty (noun) + full = plentiful

What happens to full when it is used as a suffix in this way? Write your rule in this box:

What do you notice happens where the word ends in y? Write your rule in this box:

Using the rules you have just worked out, add full to the correct verb or noun in each phrase below and write the new adjective into the box.

Example: A child who is full of resentment: a child

A child who boasts a lot: a child

A friend who gives help: a friend

A woman of great beauty: a woman

A picture with lots of colour: a picture

An idea full of fancy: a idea

A mouth full of food: a of food

A person who speaks the truth: a person

A habit which may cause harm: a habit

A child in need of pity: a child

An act to be ashamed of: a act

 

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