Welcome to the big cake sale! Get your students engaged with suffixes in a fun and interactive way using the Cake Word Crunch: Building Words with Suffixes PowerPoint. In this playful grammar game, students take on the role of cake servers who must carefully check vouchers (base words) and spot which cakes have been topped with the wrong suffixes. It’s a deliciously clever way to reinforce suffix recognition while building vocabulary confidence.

Check out this video below to see this resource in action.

Each slide presents a different customer with a voucher featuring a base word. Students must inspect the cakes on offer and determine which one has been paired with an incorrect suffix. Once they identify the odd one out, they serve the correct cake to keep the sale running smoothly. This click-to-reveal format keeps the class involved and provides instant feedback to support learning.

Perfect for whole-class instruction, literacy warm-ups, or small group rotations, the Cake Word Crunch PowerPoint is designed to make suffix learning fun, purposeful, and memorable. With its vibrant visuals and playful premise, students won’t even realise they’re working on grammar skills!

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise and apply common suffixes to base words
• ✅ Identify incorrect word and suffix combinations
• ✅ Build vocabulary and spelling knowledge
• ✅ Improve editing and proofreading skills
• ✅ Strengthen word-building strategies through repetition and feedback

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint file with click-to-reveal gameplay
• Multiple rounds featuring different base words and suffix options
• Bright and engaging cake-themed graphics
• Built-in feedback to reinforce correct answers

Materials Needed:

• Device with PowerPoint or compatible software
• Classroom projector or interactive whiteboard
• Optional: student whiteboards for written responses

How to Use:

1. Open the PowerPoint and project it for the whole class or a small group.
2. Explain the goal: match the correct suffix cake to the base word on the voucher.
3. Students discuss and choose which cake has the incorrect suffix.
4. Click to reveal the answer and explain the correction if needed.
5. Continue through each round to reinforce understanding and spark discussion.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a grammar warm-up or literacy rotation task
• 💡 Incorporate into a word-building unit on suffixes
• 💡 Encourage students to justify their answers to build reasoning skills
• 💡 Assign to small groups for collaborative problem-solving
• 💡 Use as a revision tool before a spelling or grammar assessment

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Pair with a suffix anchor chart or poster for student reference
• 💛 Use whiteboards for students to write and show their answers before revealing
• 💛 Extend learning by asking students to create their own suffix cake slide
• 💛 Save the PowerPoint in your relief or fast finisher folder for ongoing use

Cake Word Crunch: Building Words with Suffixes PowerPoint turns suffix recognition into a fun and purposeful challenge - ideal for building vocabulary, editing skills, and classroom engagement all at once!