Sample Words From List
proclaim
presumption
reclaim
proclamation
acclaim
reception
reclamation
explain
acclamation
presume
conception
resume
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
The are base words that end in -m, -n, or -e. The other words end in -ation or -ption.
What do you think proclaim means based on this sentence? I proclaim a red shirt school day tomorrow.
(verb) to declare or announce officially and publicly
What do you think proclamation means based on this sentence? Because of my proclamation you will wear a red shirt tomorrow.
(noun) something that is announced or officially proclaimed
How do you think we could sort these words?
By their word pairs and by their derivatives. Words that end in -m or -n, words with -ation, words that end in -e, and words with - -ption.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
What do you notice about the spelling of base words that end in -m or -n when -ation is added?
You drop the i before the final -m or -n in the base word.
What do you notice about the spelling of base words that end in -e when -ption is added?
You drop the final e or final -ive in the base word.
The base words are verbs. What part of speech do they change to when the suffixes are added?
They are nouns.