Suffix --tion

We have been learning about suffixes. We learned that a suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word to change the meaning of the word. We reviewed the suffix --s (more than one), --ed (happened in the past), and --ing (happening right now).
We used a word from Pecos Bill, admiration, to help us learn about the suffix --tion. We learned that the suffix --tion turns a verb into a noun. We looked at many different words with the suffix --tion to determine the root word. We also learned that some words end with --tion, but they are not a suffix.

inspiration: inspire
exaggeration: exaggerate
deprivation: deprive
multiplication: multiply
addition: add
subtraction: subtract

The students are continuing to look for words with the suffix --tion and we will continue to work on these words next week.