How do you bring joy and enthusiasm to the world of suffixes? These Adding the Suffix -ION to Root Words with Drop the E Rule and Spelling Changes games can transform your word study block into a highly anticipated time of day for students in the Derivational Relations stage! With the Vocabulary Playground board game and Affix Spin & Fill-In word board activity, you'll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work as you go beyond basic suffixes worksheets.

These morphology games and activities focus on helping students closely examine the suffix -ion and the spelling changes necessary when adding it to root words ending in -te and -de/-d in words like operation, illustration, conclusion, and expansion. Aligned to Words Their Way Spelling Lists for Derivational Relations Spellers Sort 14.

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Whether you're looking for hands-on, engaging activities students can complete independently, partner games, centers, or ideas to spice up your small group lessons, these activities covering Adding the Suffix -ION to Root Words with E-Drop and Spelling Changes have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 3 bundle utilizing games with similar formats, you'll have versatility AND consistency built right in for you and you won’t have to teach students how to play with each new word sort!

While these games and activities are aligned to Words Their Way, they can be used to complement any word study program or focus with your students. See the preview for detailed lists of the included words!

★ Partner Game ★

In Vocabulary Playground, students take turns drawing cards that direct them to various stops along a game board path where they must perform different vocabulary tasks with their words (played much like Candy Land).

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activity ★

In Affix Spin & Fill-In, students spin for a suffix or clue and are then challenged to add the appropriate missing suffix within a given sentence.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ 3 Word Boards (48 sentences)

✔ 2 Spinners with Student Friendly Directions Versions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

* Everything comes in black and white and color versions!

Who are these games and activities for?

> > > These games and activities are designed for students at the beginning of the Derivational Relations stage with the words being suitable for upper elementary/early middle grades. The suffix –ION occurs frequently in the English language and can be spelled in several ways, making it challenging for students to know when to use a particular spelling or how it may affect the spelling of the base word.

These activities provide a great way to add meaningful variety to your word study routine, keeping it fresh and interesting for students. With these activities, your word study block will be a time that students look forward to as they work to master these key spelling and word study concepts!