English Grammar & Punctuation Procedural 9–10 yrs

Converting Words into Verbs

将词语转化为动词

Description

Convert nouns and adjectives into verbs by adding suffixes -ate, -ise (-ize), and -ify, understanding how word class changes affect sentence construction

Mastery Evidence

✓ Add -ate, -ise, or -ify to nouns or adjectives to form verbs, e.g. pollen → pollinate, advert → advertise, simple → simplify
✓ Choose the correct verb-forming suffix for a given root and use the resulting verb in a sentence, e.g. 'They needed to classify the animals' from 'class'
✓ Identify the word-class change when a suffix converts a noun or adjective into a verb and explain how this affects the sentence structure

Assessment Prompt

Can your child take a word like "active" or "sharp" and turn it into a verb by adding a suffix — knowing that "activate" and "sharpen" are the verb forms?