Year 5 English Suffixes: -cious, -tial, -ant, -able and -ation: check-up and practice test questions

Method. The root ends in -tion.

1. Remove -ion and add -ious. Nutrition ends in -tion.
   nutrit + ious
2. Write the answer.
   nutritious

Check. Nutritious. ✓

Method. The root ends in ce.

1. Drop the e and add -ial. Office ends in ce.
   offic + ial
2. Write the answer.
   official

Check. Official. ✓

Method. The root ends in t.

1. Add -ial. Confident ends in nt, so the ending is -tial.
   confident + ial
2. Write the answer.
   confidential

Check. Confidential. ✓

Method. Brilliant ends in -ant.

1. Change -ant to -ance. The noun ends -ance.
   brillian + ce
2. Write the answer.
   brilliance

Check. Brilliance. ✓

Method. Urgent ends in -ent.

1. Change -ent to -ency. The noun ends -ency.
   urg + ency
2. Write the answer.
   urgency

Check. Urgency. ✓

Method. Keep the e after soft c.

1. Keep the e and add -able. The e keeps the c soft.
   notice + able
2. Write the answer.
   noticeable

Check. Noticeable. ✓

Method. Sensible ends -ible.

1. Change -ible to -ibly. The adverb ends -ibly.
   sensibl + y
2. Write the answer.
   sensibly

Check. Sensibly. ✓

Method. Create ends in -ate.

1. Change -ate to -ation. The noun ends -ation.
   creat + ion
2. Write the answer.
   creation

Check. Creation. ✓

Method. Prepare ends in a silent e.

1. Drop the e and add -ation. The e is dropped.
   prepar + ation
2. Write the answer.
   preparation

Check. Preparation. ✓

Method. Vice ends in ce.

1. Find the root word. Vicious comes from vice.
   vice
2. Write the answer.
   vicious

Check. Vicious. ✓

Method. The root word ends in ce.

1. Drop the e and add -ious. Space ends in ce.
   spac + ious
2. Write the answer.
   spacious

Check. Spacious. ✓

Method. The root word ends in ce.

1. Drop the e and add -ial. Finance ends in ce.
   financ + ial
2. Write the answer.
   financial

Check. Financial. ✓

Method. Excellent ends in -ent.

1. Change -ent to -ence. The noun ends -ence.
   excell + ence
2. Write the answer.
   excellence

Check. Excellence. ✓

Method. Vacant ends in -ant.

1. Change -ant to -ancy. The noun ends -ancy.
   vacan + cy
2. Write the answer.
   vacancy

Check. Vacancy. ✓

Method. Comfortable ends in -able.

1. Change -able to -ably. The adverb ends -ably.
   comfortable + ly
2. Write the answer.
   comfortably

Check. Comfortably. ✓

Method. Observe ends in a silent e.

1. Drop the e. The silent e is dropped before -ation.
   observ
2. Add -ation. The noun is observation.
   observ + ation
3. Write the answer.
   observation, the e is dropped

Check. The e is dropped and -ation is added. ✓

Method. Confident is an adjective ending -ent.

1. Find the adjective. Confident describes a person.
   confident
2. Change the ending. The -ent ending becomes -ence for this noun.
   confid + ence
3. Write the answer.
   confidence, -ent changes to -ence

Check. Confidence, and the ending changes from -ent to -ence. ✓

Method. Check the spelling of the word.

1. Read the word. Delicious is spelt d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s.
   delicious
2. Check the ending. The ending is -cious, not -tious.
   -cious
3. Write the answer.
   No, it ends in -cious

Check. Ruby is not right, because the ending is -cious. ✓

Method. Look at the endings of the two words.

1. Write the noun. Urgent ends -ent, so the noun ends -ency.
   urgency
2. Write the adverb. Sensible ends -ible, so the adverb ends -ibly.
   sensibly
3. Write the answer.
   urgency (-ency); sensibly (-ibly)

Check. Each word has the correct ending. ✓

Method. Invite ends in a silent e.

1. Find the silent e. Invite ends in a silent e.
   invite
2. Explain the change. The -ation ending starts with a vowel, so the silent e is dropped.
   invit + ation
3. Write the answer.
   invitation, because -ation starts with a vowel

Check. Invitation drops the e before a vowel. ✓