The Suffix '-ation' - PowerPoint

An educational resource for Year 3 and 4 students focuses on understanding and applying the suffix '-ation'. This suffix, when added to a verb, transforms it into a noun, altering the word's function within a sentence. For instance, the verb 'transform' becomes the noun 'transformation'. The lesson aims to teach students how to spell words with this suffix correctly. Through various examples, students are shown how to add '-ation' to root words like 'confirm' to create nouns such as 'confirmation'. The teaching materials provide clear examples, illustrating how the meaning of a sentence changes with the use of the noun form.

In addition to the basic rule of simply adding '-ation' to a verb, the resource highlights several exceptions to this rule. For example, when a root word ends in 'y', such as 'multiply', the 'y' is changed to 'ic' before adding the suffix, resulting in 'multiplication'. Other exceptions include root words ending in 're', 've', or 'se', where the 'e' is removed before adding '-ation', as in 'adore' becoming 'adoration'. Furthermore, for words ending in 'ate', like 'educate', the 'ate' is removed to form 'education'. Worksheets are provided to reinforce these rules, with exercises that encourage students to apply them to various words, ensuring they understand and remember the correct spelling patterns for words with the suffix '-ation'.