Llangyfelach Primary School
Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer - Test on 01.12.2023
| Group 1 Word List | Group 2 Word List | Group 3 Word List |
prefer refer confer defer preferred deferred conferred referred | transfer transferred transferring confer conference conferring prefer preference preferring | transferring transference inferring inference conferring conference referring reference preferring preference |
If the ‘fer’ syllable is stressed, double the last letter before adding suffix.
E.g. In the word prefer, the syllable fer is stressed so when adding suffixes –ing or –ed, the r letter is double.
Preferring, preferred
If the ‘fer’ syllable is not stressed, you just add the suffix. E.g. In the word preference, the ‘fer’ syllable is not stressed so you just add the suffix –ence without doubling the r.