SUFFIX-ION

From the base word explode which word makes sense?

• explodetion

• explodesion

• explosion

• explotion

From the base word erode which word makes sense?

• erodesion

• erosion

• erodetion

• erodtion

From the base word allude which word makes sense?

• alludesion

• allusion

• allution

• alludetion

From the base word illustrate which word makes sense?

• illustrasion

• illustratetion

• illustration

• illustratesion

From the base word imitate which word makes sense?

• imitatetion

• imitatsion

• imitation

• imitatesion

a difficulty; a factor that causes a state of trouble

• complication

• cancellation

• affection

• exception

In Social Studies we learned about the artifacts the anthropologists found at the Cactus Hill ________________.

• exception

• complication

• translation

• excavation

In which sentence is the word fraction used correctly?

• The dog ate a fraction of the bone.

• She sang a fraction in math class.

• He painted a fraction on the wall.

• The fraction made us laugh.

A suffix is...

• a small group of letters that goes before a base word.

• an actual word.

• a small group of letters that goes behind a base word.

Answer explanation

A suffix is defined as a group of letters added to the end of a base word, which modifies its meaning. Therefore, the correct choice is 'a small group of letters that goes behind a base word.'

When we attach the suffix 'ion' to the end of a base word that ends in -ct, what happens?

• The spelling of the base word changes.

• The sound of the final 't' in the base word changes from the /t/ sound to the /sh/ sound.

• Nothing happens.

Answer explanation

When 'ion' is added to a base word ending in -ct, the final 't' changes its sound from /t/ to /sh/. For example, 'act' becomes 'action', illustrating this phonetic change.