1.3.4

Testing - Rules for Suffixes

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Recap: Rules for Adding 'ous'

Adding 'ous' to the ends of nouns turns them into adjectives. Let's recap the rules for adding 'ous'...

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Nouns ending in 'e'

  • When you add 'ous' to a noun ending in 'e', you need to drop the 'e' at the end of the word.
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Nouns ending in 'y'

  • When you add 'ous' to a noun ending in 'y', you need to change the 'y' at the end of the word to an 'i'.
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Nouns ending in 'our'

  • When you add 'ous' to a noun ending in 'our', you need to drop the 'our' and add 'orous'.

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2.1Composition

2.2Conjunctions

2.3Present Perfect Tense

2.4Nouns

2.5Fronted Adverbials

2.6Direct Speech

2.7Homophones

2.8Spelling Rules

2.9Using Apostrophes

2.10Using a Dictionary

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