Exploring Suffix -ion in 3rd Grade ELA

The video tutorial explains the suffix 'ion', which turns verbs into nouns indicating an act, result, or state of being. It provides examples with the words 'pollute', 'collaborate', and 'create', showing how to transform them into 'pollution', 'collaboration', and 'creation' by removing the final 'e' and adding 'ion'. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the suffix to deduce meanings of other words and encourages practice with additional examples.

What does the suffix 'ion' signify?

• A conjunction

• An act, result, or state of being

• An adjective

• A type of verb

What part of a word does a suffix get added to?

• The beginning

• It replaces the entire word

• The middle

• The end

What happens to the base word 'pollute' when the suffix 'ion' is added?

• The word remains the same

• The 'p' is replaced with 'ion'

• The 'e' is removed and 'ion' is added to form 'pollution'

• It becomes 'pollution' without any changes

What is the noun form of the verb 'pollute'?

• Polluted

• Polluter

• Polluting

• Pollution

What must be done to the verb 'collaborate' before adding the suffix 'ion'?

• Add 'ion' directly

• Remove the 'e' at the end and then add 'ion'

• Change 'collaborate' to 'collabor'

• Replace 'collaborate' with 'ion'

What is the noun form of the verb 'collaborate'?

• Collaborator

• Collaborating

• Collaborated

• Collaboration

What is the result of adding the suffix 'ion' to the verb 'create'?

• Creation

• Creating

• Creator

• Created

Which of the following words contains the suffix 'ion'?

• Polluted

• Pollution

• Pollute

• Polluting

How can knowing the meaning of the suffix 'ion' help you?

• It helps in creating new conjunctions

• It helps in identifying adjectives

• It helps in understanding the meaning of many nouns

• It helps in forming new verbs