Suffix Scramble: Words Ending in -ation and -ous

Year 4 EnglishSpelling5 pages

About this worksheet

Twelve words ending in -ous or -ation are scrambled across this five-page spelling sheet for Year 4 English. Pupils use a hint for each one to find words such as famous, nervous, poisonous, sensation and imagination. Three of the words then complete sentences about a chef, a bright red frog and a fantasy story. Bold letters from the first five words spell a mystery word. The answer key lists all twelve words, the sentence answers and the mystery word, SOUND. Linked to the England National Curriculum objective on suffixes.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - transcription

“Use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them (English Appendix 1)”

Every word in the scramble ends in -ous or -ation, and each hint says which suffix to use.

What's inside this worksheet

Word Scramble

Twelve scrambled words with hints such as 'Toxic or harmful if eaten', each marked as ending in -ous or -ation.

Sentence Challenge

Three sentences to finish with preparation, poisonous and imagination.

The Mystery Word

Pupils rearrange D U N O S to answer a clue about what you hear when you read a word out loud.

Answer Key

All twelve words, from famous to imagination, plus the sentence answers and the mystery word.

How teachers use it

Spelling pattern launch

Use the scramble to introduce the -ous and -ation words on this week's spelling list.

Quick finishers

Pupils who finish the scramble early can go straight on to The Mystery Word.

Dictionary check

Ask pupils to check each unscrambled word in a dictionary before they write it in the box.

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