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Make a word that names something
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1 · Learn
A noun names a person, place, thing or idea. A teacher is a person. Kindness is an idea: it means being kind.
An ending can help make a noun. Teach + er makes teacher, a person who teaches. Kind + ness makes kindness. The ending changes the word's job and meaning. Not every word ending in er names a person: in 'a taller tree', taller describes the tree.
2 · Worked example
I start with paint, an action. Paint + er makes painter. In 'The painter cleaned the brush', painter names the person. I keep paint and add er.
3 · Your turn
Add er to sing to name a person who sings. Add ness to dark to name the state of being dark.
Check your answer
Singer; darkness. Singer names a person; darkness names a state. Say each word in a sentence with an adult.
4 · Apply your learning
Say 'Sharing showed kindness.' Act out a safe example, such as sharing crayons. Tell an adult what kindness means, then write or dictate your sentence.
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Read instructions and shared texts aloud when needed. Independent reading must match taught sound-spelling knowledge; do not ask children to guess unknown words from pictures. Accept spoken answers before writing and revisit with more books and examples.
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