dictatation dictation

accuseation accusation

coronation coronattion

notification notifyation

recommendication recommendation

qualification qualifycation

administrateion administration

expectation expecation

Can you add another example

to each row?

We are going to add the ‘-ation’ suffix to words.

‘-ation’ suffix words

Circle the words that are spelt correctly.Check

The school trip would not have happened without Mrs Jones’

.

It was a serious to blame Kevin for stealing the money.

Steve had lots of for all of Roshnee’s courage.

The food was supposed to be shared out equally but Leo had more than his .

If the word ends in ‘y’, add ‘ic’ and ‘ation’

multiply + ation = multiplication

If the word ends in ‘e’, drop the ‘e’

and add ‘ation’

accuse + ation = accusation

For other words just add ‘ation’

found + ation = foundation

Add the suffix ‘-ation’ to each of these word, and use them to complete the sentences below.

accuse admire allocate organise

Tips

Spelling Workouts: Spelling Workouts:

adore tempt

Below each picture is a word. Add the suffix ‘-ation’ to it and use that new word in a sentence to describe the picture.

Use

Read each sentence and change the underlined word or phrase for a synonym which includes the suffix ‘-ation’.

Change

Mark felt a very strange feeling when he entered the haunted house.

John ate popcorn for the entire length of the film.

The scientist’s new invention was a robot lawn mower.

Penny gives an amount of money to charity every month.

The film was made using lots of drawings and pictures which looked as if they were moving.

Apply

conversation

decoration

information

organisation

preparation

What has happened here? Write a short story about this image. How many of these blue words can you include in your writing?

Extra challenge: Can you include

an expanded noun phrase?