The Suffix 'ION'

What word partner belongs with the word 'confess?'

• confession

• confessian

• confesshun

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.

What word partner belongs with the word 'detect?'

• deetection

• detection

• detectian

A student spells the following word like so: predicshon. What advice would you give this student?

• Spell the base word first, then attach the suffix 'ion' at the end.

• Spell the word based on what is sounds like.

• I would not provide any additional advice. The spelling is correct.

What word partner belongs with the word 'elect?'

• electian

• election

• elekshun

What is a base word?

• An actual word that can stand on its own.

• A small group of letters that goes in front of a word.

• A small group of letters that goes after a 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.

When adding the suffix 'ion' to the end of base words that end in -ss, what happens?

• Nothing happens.

• The sound of the final 's' changes from the /s/ sound to the /sh/ sound.

• The spelling of the base word changes.

What word partner belongs with the word 'extinct?'

• extincshon

• extinktion

• extinction

What word partner belongs with the word 'discuss?'

• discusion

• discusshun

• discussion